The Republic of Starlight Aether is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The cynical, devout population of 2.471 billion Starlight Aetherians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 53.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Starlight Aetherian economy, worth 271 trillion lotuses 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 large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. 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 an impressive 109,770 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists, the nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, exiles see that the line where the sky meets the sea is just clouds and rain, and the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Aether's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Aether is ranked 277,957^th in the world and 6^th in Thing for Most Secular, with 10.06 Atheism Rate.