The Republic of Stemleaf is a large, safe nation, renowned for its burgeoning Spotfur population. The hard-working population of 178 million Stemleafians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 22.5%.

The Stemleafian economy, worth 7.14 trillion Preys a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,135 Preys, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas, citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, and the government conducts negotiations with drawings after firing multilinguals for treason. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stemleaf's national animal is the Spotfur, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Stemleaf is ranked 223,547^th in the world and 32^nd in Norrys new puppet region for Highest Poor Incomes, with 20,247.58 Standard Monetary Units.