The Federation of Space Dog is a colossal, pleasant nation, ruled by Laika with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, infamous sell-swords, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.663 billion Space Dogians 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sputnik 2. The average income tax rate is 6.6%.

The Space Dogian economy, worth 286 trillion Laikas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Gambling, Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 78,255 Laikas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Retirees make up the bulk of foreign students, shipping canals are a bit like unimaginative cheese shops — filled with debris, babies living in poverty are told to take responsibility for their own fortunes, and self defense is just as despicable as armed robbery. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Space Dog's national animal is the Space Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Space Dog is ranked 90,608^th in the world and 42^nd in Benigtopia for Highest Average Incomes, with 78,255.41 Standard Monetary Units.