The Democratic Queendom of Steph is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning penguin population. The democratic population of 7.949 billion Stephians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 21.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Stephian economy, worth 273 trillion bitcoins a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Pizza Delivery, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,445 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, the tenet of free speech is held dear, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks". Crime is well under control. Steph's national animal is the penguin, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Steph is ranked 210,008^th in the world and 2^nd in Federation of Socialist Ideologies for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 150.4 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.