The Republic of Starlight Allium is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The cynical, devout population of 2.307 billion Starlight Alliumians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Alliumian economy, worth 268 trillion lotuses a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,456 lotuses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 339,226 per year while the poor average 31,608, a ratio of 10.7 to 1.

Lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, some say that Leader can't handle the truth but can handle truth-seekers, jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, and adultery has been made a capital offence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Allium's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Allium is ranked 61,405^th in the world and 639^th in eta for Nicest Citizens, with 16.66 average smiles per day.