The Democratic Republic of Starlight Iris is a massive, safe nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, free-roaming dinosaurs, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.39 billion Starlight Irisians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Irisian economy, worth 271 trillion lotuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,700 lotuses, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 461,938 per year while the poor average 18,604, a ratio of 24.8 to 1.

Domestic fishermen fly the Starlight Irisian flag out of fear of being blown up, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, the request to "give us our daily bread" can only be fulfilled six days out of seven, and acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Iris's national animal is the moonlark, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Starlight Iris is ranked 58,195^th in the world and 456^th in eta for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,753.78 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.