The Empire of Stengland is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Emperor Stephen XI with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, avant-garde cinema, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 3.763 billion Stenglish are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Industry, Law & Order, and Defense are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Staneshire. The average income tax rate is 51.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Stenglish economy, worth 399 trillion Stenglish Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 106,210 Stenglish Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Businesses are abandoning the city centre because of the lack of transport connections, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, future forecasters fearfully discuss grey goo and human obsolescence, and expensive show trials reveal the harshness of the nation's justice system. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stengland's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church of Saint Thomas.

Stengland is ranked 49,606^th in the world and 6^th in The Alliance of Eros for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,964.4 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.