The United Socialist States of Sol- is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.599 billion Solites enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Solarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,250 trillion Ergs 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 223,323 Ergs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

No one questions why the chicken crossed the road anymore, incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables, the government is proudly free of crabs, and a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sol-'s national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sol- is ranked 24,887^th in the world and 79^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 7,513.38 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.