The Infinite Expanse of Staneburg is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Colby Daneson with an even hand, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 4.627 billion Staneburgians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cauloria. The average income tax rate is 85.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Staneburgian economy, worth 961 trillion stences a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 207,832 stences, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Interest in globalism never flags, the right school tie opens more doors than the right qualification, hedge fund managers are diversifying into herbaceous borders, and finders keepers is the law of the land. Crime is totally unknown. Staneburg's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Acrophobia.

Staneburg is ranked 325,686^th in the world and 2,586^th in the West Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 19.33 on the Bus Surprisal Index.