The Most Serene Republic of Statte is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Sommo Stattarulo with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 2.279 billion Statteses enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gambe di Mazinga. The average income tax rate is 68.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Stattean economy, worth 289 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 126,866 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Schoolchildren learn an R-rated version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections, the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, and consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Statte's national animal is the White Viper, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Mazinganism.

Statte is ranked 191,545^th in the world and 973^rd in Europe for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 835.74 on the Hickory Productivity Index.