The Unionist Republic of Outer Sta Therrouro is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ben Carroll with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 13.255 billion Outer Sta Therrouroans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of La Trobe. The average income tax rate is 71.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Outer Sta Therrouroan economy, worth a remarkable 1,682 trillion Federal Dollars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,920 Federal Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, the government will gladly pay you next Tuesday for a hamburger today, a century of peace does not preclude peace negotiations, and it is universally agreed that the first 31 issues are the only ones with humor and charm (Outer Sta Therrouro has found 2 easter eggs). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Outer Sta Therrouro's national animal is the Sandwich Snatcher, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Populism.

Outer Sta Therrouro is ranked 294,321^st in the world and 14^th in United Right for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -10.77 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.