The Democratic States of Starks Varg is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.287 billion Starks Vargians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 11.3%.

The Starks Vargian economy, worth 67.8 trillion miles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 52,674 miles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and all the playground's a stage for Starks Vargian schoolchildren. Crime is relatively low. Starks Varg's national animal is the Honda gorilla warrior, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Starks Varg is ranked 244,735^th in the world and 12^th in The Gold Winged Valkyries for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -4.56 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.