The Republic of The Strid is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 1.63 billion Stridians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 40.7%.

The thriving Stridian economy, worth 98.2 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,239 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Local officials love to claim the protection of their Big Brother, the letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, and it is illegal to brush crumbs off your clothing outdoors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Strid's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Strid is ranked 68,203^rd in the world and 196^th in Concord for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,500.35 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.