The Republic of Starlight Azalea is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory gun ownership, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, devout population of 2.437 billion Starlight Azaleans 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 Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Azalean economy, worth 238 trillion lotuses a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,704 lotuses, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Agricultural employees work for peanuts, tie-dye has been outlawed for being 'too occult', lumberjacks only use certified eco-friendly chainsaws, and the Department of Health is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Azalea's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Azalea is ranked 34,853^rd in the world and 1^st in Kronstadt for Most Developed, scoring 81.35 on the Human Development Index.