The Social Democratic Monarchy of StellTropolis is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by The Royal Family with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 6.123 billion StellTropolisans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stellity. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient StellTropolisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,054 trillion Źéras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 172,183 Źéras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A little love goes a long way claim StellTropolisian news, the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers, the bureaucratic class continues to multiply, and rare steaks seem even bluer now. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. StellTropolis's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Secularism.

StellTropolis is ranked 267,504^th in the world and 702^nd in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.22 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.