The Holy Empire of Statii Ecclesiae is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.705 billion Vaticans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint-Peter's Fort. The average income tax rate is 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ecclesian economy, worth 520 trillion Cardinals a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 110,582 Cardinals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Light entertainment isn't dead, the government's stance on marriage is 'Let Vaticans marry themselves', the nation is wading into dangerous waters, and the government prides itself on being smug and condescending to idiots. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Statii Ecclesiae's national animal is the Mountain Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Western Roman Catholic Church.

Statii Ecclesiae is ranked 34,003^rd in the world and 28^th in Empire of Great Britain for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 201.48 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.