The Republic of Instax is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 346 million Staxians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, although Education, Law & Order, and Defense are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 16.2%.

The Staxian economy, worth 17.5 trillion Rolands a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,577 Rolands, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Staxian husbands are dead good at fathering kids, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', many in Instax are born in the purple, and the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Instax's national animal is the Pigeon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Instax is ranked 2,862^nd in the world and 10^th in Christians for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 7,377.08 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.