The Republic of The Light Galaxy is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic, devout population of 254 million Light Galaxyians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Light Galaxyian economy, worth 8.66 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 34,106 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Light Galaxy's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Light Galaxy is ranked 93,065^th in the world and 1^st in The Sacred Ones for Most Cultured, scoring 67 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.