The Republic of Something stirs is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning scarab population. The democratic population of 7.907 billion Something stirsians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 17.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Something stirsian economy, worth 252 trillion scarabs a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,898 scarabs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control. Something stirs's national animal is the scarab, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Something stirs is ranked 271,682^nd in the world and 2,973^rd in The catholic military orders for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -12.25 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.