The Most Serene Empire of Stonlos is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Tomo Shmoto with an even hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 6.067 billion Stonites have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Urbelapis. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stonlosian economy, worth 851 trillion Kredits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 140,374 Kredits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies, executions are marked by quiet dignity and maybe a final round or two of whist, thrift shops are closing their doors, and parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stonlos's national animal is the Orange Tabby Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Qult ov Anq.

Stonlos is ranked 43,897^th in the world and 2,729^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 76.16 law-abiding acts per hour.