The Constitutional Monarchy of Smallstan is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Carter Smalls with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, avant-garde cinema, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.12 billion Smallstanis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Smallsopolis. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Smallstanian economy, worth 416 trillion Gold Standard Ducats a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. Average income is 81,377 Gold Standard Ducats, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scrabble champions have been left scrambling for scraps, selfie stick use is a required Scout badge, children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn, and the nation's youth would rather watch paint dry than the news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Smallstan's national animal is the Cheetah, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Smallstan is ranked 43,190^th in the world and 1^st in Carternia for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 201.73 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.