The Republic of Stess is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Odov I 🍹 with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 4.729 billion Stessians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of 🌺City-state of Kandora🌃. The average income tax rate is 74.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Stessian economy, worth a remarkable 2,223 trillion franc🏛s a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 470,138 franc🏛s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians spend more time in courtrooms than in Parliament, recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for Odov I 🍹's eyes only', the fastest growing demographic of porn viewership is twelve to seventeen, and raver DJ XStacy holds multiple medical degrees in chillaxing. Crime is totally unknown. Stess's national animal is the Wolf🐺, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is 🐓.

Stess is ranked 46,299^th in the world and 63^rd in Edoca for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 5,057.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.