The Unstoppable Stinger of Menasting is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, avant-garde cinema, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.257 billion Menastingians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.7%.

The powerhouse Menastingian economy, worth 359 trillion pesos a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,541 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, exterminators swarm Menastingian homes, and Leader can often be seen hanging around playgrounds chatting with the kids. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Menasting's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Menasting is ranked 151,997^th in the world and 3^rd in The Realm of Hoi for Largest Populations, with 4.26 billion capita.