The State of Stephanos is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, complete lack of public education, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working population of 25.523 billion Stephanosians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The very strong Stephanosian economy, worth 756 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Average income is 29,652 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 201,603 per year while the poor average 1,593, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, voting is voluntary, and Stephanos's children are widely acknowledged as the most foul-mouthed in the region. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Stephanos's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Stephanos is ranked 264,567^th in the world and 1^st in Basse Terre for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 7.07 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.