The Republic of Sting- is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its digital currency, compulsory gun ownership, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 3.888 billion Sting-ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 43.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Sting-ian economy, worth 295 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,063 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

International tensions are high as Sting- threatens any government with the audacity to arrest its citizens, students are taught to count with all 9 fingers, the government is spending billions of taxpayer rubles to support "struggling" industries, and surveillance cameras are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sting-'s national animal is the unicorn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sting- is ranked 22,704^th in the world and 7^th in Daylight Savings for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 53.51 on the Kitten Softness Rating.