The Christmas Star of Staneburg is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, public floggings, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 696 million Staneburgians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cauloria. The average income tax rate is 43.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Staneburgian economy, worth 83.0 trillion Stences a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 119,303 Stences, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government thinks Staneburgians can achieve social cohesion by drinking soda together, on graduation day the hats thrown in the air fly high enough to stun passing pigeons, an internet search for the word "bland" produces pictures of Leader, and the government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Staneburg's national animal is the Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Staneburg is ranked 126,118^th in the world and 1,528^th in the West Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 2,508.08 on the Hickory Productivity Index.