The Two Socialist Republics of Stranaestrada is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Esteban Oyuela with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and digital currency. The compassionate population of 6.999 billion Stranas-Estradas are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Estebangrado. The average income tax rate is 92.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Strana-Estrada economy, worth a remarkable 1,063 trillion Lion's a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 151,908 Lion's, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, most people suffer from some form of hearing loss, prisons are filled with the cackles and sobs of a deranged inmate population, and the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stranaestrada's national animal is the Bengal lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Stranaestrada is ranked 6,950^th in the world and 37^th in The Internationale for Smartest Citizens, with 110.12 quips per hour.