The Most Serene Republic of STL Here is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and smutty television. The hard-working population of 536 million STL Hereans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Environment, and Education. The average income tax rate is 30.0%.

The STL Herean economy, worth 21.2 trillion Estrogens a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,639 Estrogens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The reams of paperwork accompanying any electronic item are a recognised contributor to national deforestation, a burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, the nation's prisons are touted as the best weight loss programs money can't buy, and internet searches for the inventor of the three-wheeled steam-powered STL Herean weed picker are way up. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. STL Here's national animal is the Double-Headed Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

STL Here is ranked 179,562^nd in the world and 4^th in Bituminous Coal for Least Corrupt Governments, with 92.99 percentage of bribes refused.