The Constitutional Monarchy of Smallstan is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Carter Smalls with an even hand, and remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, pith helmet sales, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.3 billion Smallstanis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Smallsopolis. The average income tax rate is 79.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Smallstanian economy, worth 476 trillion Gold Standard Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is 89,831 Gold Standard Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Smallstan Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, Smallstan's citizens often wander into each other's homes, and ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smallstan's national animal is the Cheetah, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Smallstan is ranked 224,345^th in the world and 1^st in Carternia for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -6 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.