The Galactic Republic of Stukilo is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Dodde with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 12.156 billion Hawkans 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 Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hökland. The average income tax rate is 89.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hawkine economy, worth a remarkable 2,042 trillion Shindlerians a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 167,995 Shindlerians, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting the best Hawkine restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, universities spend millions cultivating ivy on their buildings, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, and journalists listen to the money talk. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stukilo's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Stukilo is ranked 6,722^nd in the world and 151^st in Europe for Most Cultured, scoring 136 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.