The Borderlands of Nugget stack is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 224 million Nugget stackians 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 Spirituality, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 44.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Nugget stackian economy, worth 10.1 trillion Chicken nuggets a year, is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 45,032 Chicken nuggets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Government-sponsored gallows are being erected by Violetist temples, trains and passengers alike are often late, constipated-looking politicians are uptight about potty mouths, and love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Nugget stack's national animal is the Dino nugget, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nugget stack is ranked 245,549^th in the world and 213^th in Refugia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.68 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.