The Republic of Sturia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by The Leader with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, strictly enforced bedtime, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.209 billion Sturians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Madrid. The average income tax rate is 78.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Sturian economy, worth 551 trillion pesetas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 130,939 pesetas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Bulls with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped, the government is raising the stakes on mental health to beat the odds of addiction, people are always complaining about dam builders running behind schedule, and camo-patterned plush comfort blankets are standard issue for commandos. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sturia's national animal is the bull, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

Sturia is ranked 20,244^th in the world and 10^th in Greater Brutesia for Largest Black Market, with 163 trillion Standard Monetary Units.