The Colony of Starlod is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, fear of technology, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.44 billion Starlodians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 19.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Starlodian economy, worth 119 trillion francs a year, is dominated by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,769 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Millions of Starlodians are excellent swimmers, third world countries are rich in "I Love Starlod City" t-shirts, the typical murderer weighs 150kg and has hairy arms, and the Starlodian football team for the Maxxmas ceasefire consists only of Intelligence Corps personnel. Crime is moderate. Starlod's national animal is the tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Starlod is ranked 121,444^th in the world and 2^nd in Reigion Growth Supporter RGS for Largest Black Market, with 1.76 trillion Standard Monetary Units.