The Armed Republic of Stainus is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its deadly medical pandemics, avowedly heterosexual populace, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.72 billion Stainusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 81.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Stainusian economy, worth 158 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 91,901 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service, jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses', and immigrants are told to pull themselves up by their worn-out budget bootstraps. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stainus's national animal is the sheep, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Stainus is ranked 322,980^th in the world and 70^th in Solvang for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -12.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.