The Commonwealth of Stemabler is a large, safe nation, notable for its parental licensing program, compulsory gun ownership, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 180 million Stemablerians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 13.8%.

The Stemablerian economy, worth 11.3 trillion Koko Nut Nuts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,851 Koko Nut Nuts, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Museums offer moralization or your money back, every workday begins with group therapy, wigged-out hunters report playing croquet with the Queen of Hearts, and gun ownership is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stemabler's national animal is the Chocolate Bird.

Stemabler is ranked 203,254^th in the world and 12^th in Oriental Constanta for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 30.88 on the Bus Surprisal Index.