The Nomadic Peoples of Stage is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.701 billion Stageans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 21.0%.

The Stagean economy, worth 208 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,396 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

A bill to outlaw math homework has been submitted, escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails', the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, and a major religion has been named as Stage's national religion. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stage's national animal is the Kitsune, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Stage is ranked 194,056^th in the world and 1^st in Stage for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 3.14 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.