The Republic of Styldavia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Vasyl Brezdenyuk with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, public floggings, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 2.913 billion Styldavians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kyrih. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Styldavian economy, worth 188 trillion dalers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 64,553 dalers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Styldavia, friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, and '.lib' or '.con' domains indicate whether Styldavian websites are meant for liberals or conservatives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Styldavia's national animal is the nightingale, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Pravic Oremianism.

Styldavia is ranked 52,712^th in the world and 10^th in Coldonia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 141.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.