The People's Republic of Stockhost is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Secrétaire général Volianof with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, complete lack of prisons, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.182 billion Stockians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tiblich. The average income tax rate is 87.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse STOCKHOSTIAN economy, worth 390 trillion Rouble Stockhostiens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 122,684 Rouble Stockhostiens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Conspiracy theorists allege that the government is spying on them through their carbon monoxide detectors, emergency responders spend more time in the air than giving air, government winter plans get a frosty reception, and acknowledgement of minority groups is usually a Trojan horse. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stockhost's national animal is the Grand Faucon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheist State.

Stockhost is ranked 13,733^rd in the world and 27^th in The Union of Democratic States for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,342.17 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.