The Kongeriket of New Stormhold is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Erika Storm-Jones with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and feral children. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 9.91 billion Sturmians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stormwind. The average income tax rate is 97.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Sturmish economy, worth a remarkable 1,707 trillion Holders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 172,303 Holders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Government policies change at the drop of a rabbit, abortions are routinely performed in the nation's hospitals, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and reporters sent to cover suspected UFO visits come back with stories about quilting bees. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Stormhold's national animal is the Frost Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sturmjonesian.

New Stormhold is ranked 282,814^th in the world and 69^th in Yggdrasil for Most Primitive, scoring -387.6 on the Scary Big Number Scale.