The Empire of BrightFallen is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.218 billion BrightFallenians 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 Administration, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.2%.

The frighteningly efficient BrightFallenian economy, worth 149 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 122,872 Gold Coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 445,136 per year while the poor average 24,180, a ratio of 18.4 to 1.

Open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost, on-duty Air BrightFallen flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, and money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BrightFallen's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

BrightFallen is ranked 93,528^th in the world and 27^th in Rocketopia for Nicest Citizens, with 14.16 average smiles per day.