The Bannorn of Stygia is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Bann Lucco vos Essel with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.732 billion Stygians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Allat. The average income tax rate is 24.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Stygian economy, worth 547 trillion kamas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 56,227 kamas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Structures are raised on promises, foreign invaders are putting Stygian lab rats out of a job, the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong, and celebrity chefs are thought to be the progenitors of all food. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Stygia's national animal is the ram, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Maumiqism.

Stygia is ranked 44,269^th in the world and 3^rd in United Alliance for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,226.61 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.