The Republic of Sstream is a titanic, pleasant nation, notable for its triple-decker prams, compulsory military service, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 14.844 billion Sstreamians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government is dominated by the Department of Education, with International Aid also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 10.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Sstreamian economy, worth 329 trillion marks a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 22,228 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, nature reserves often contain artificial waterfalls and concrete paths, and Sstreamian watches list strained wrists as a common side effect. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Sstream's national animal is the unicorn, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sstream is ranked 264,052^nd in the world and 7^th in Hearth of Hestia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring zero on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.