The Republic of Castor is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Legate Ruger Nage with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 5.372 billion Castorians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pollux. The average income tax rate is 65.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Castorian economy, worth 206 trillion denaris 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 Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 38,508 denaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is believed that belligerence is a passing phase foreign leaders will soon outgrow, tourists are duped into trimming hedges for the horsy-set, document forgery is a critical skill for would-be politicians, and ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Castor's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Castor is ranked 234,600^th in the world and 4^th in The Outer Rim for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring 5.16 on the Hayek Index.