The Stab stab stab stab stab of Stabgate is a mammoth, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.576 billion Stabgateans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 16.5%.

The Stabgatean economy, worth 389 trillion stabs a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 40,625 stabs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Military spending recently hit a new high, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, and Harry Potter books are banned. Crime is well under control. Stabgate's national animal is the knife, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Stabgate is ranked 227,865^th in the world and 1^st in stabgate for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.47 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.