The United States of Erwo Stal is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Perseus with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 13.953 billion Erwo Stalians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atlanta. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Erwo Stalian economy, worth a remarkable 3,035 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 217,581 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, and all the playground's a stage for Erwo Stalian schoolchildren. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Erwo Stal's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Eagleism.

Erwo Stal is ranked 290,716^th in the world and 6,340^th in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -33.69 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.