The Dictatorship of Stupidgya is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 582 million Stupidgyans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stupidtas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.8%.

The powerhouse Stupidgyan economy, worth 47.4 trillion Tears a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 81,430 Tears, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 276,532 per year while the poor average 17,690, a ratio of 15.6 to 1.

Most academic research has ground to a halt, teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, eight-year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas, and it's said that a Stupidgyan always pays his debts with significant compounding. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Stupidgya's national animal is the Human, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Stupidgya is ranked 268,220^th in the world and 210^th in Squeaky Squeakers for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -4.65 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.