The Holy Empire of Stectica is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.961 billion Stecticans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lysehavn. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.3%.

The very strong Stectican economy, worth 190 trillion Stectican Kroners a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 64,218 Stectican Kroners, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 200,011 per year while the poor average 15,847, a ratio of 12.6 to 1.

The police turn a blind eye to desecration if it's done in the name of religion or protest, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, and Stectica has designated Lysehavn as its capital city. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Stectica's national animal is the Eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Stectica is ranked 48,603^rd in the world and 3^rd in Atrax for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 3,554.44 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.