The Democratic Republic of Photosphere Chromosphere and Corona is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Sol with a fair hand, and renowned for its flagrant waste-dumping, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.038 billion Coronanights hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Core. The average income tax rate is 86.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Photosphere Chromosphere and Coronan economy, worth a remarkable 2,714 trillion Solar Flares and Solar Winds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 208,215 Solar Flares and Solar Winds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people, one man's trash is another company's tax break, traffic cops spend most of their work-hours calculating citizens' monthly income, and public buses smell like litter boxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Photosphere Chromosphere and Corona's national animal is the Ceylon Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Photosphere Chromosphere and Corona is ranked 5,759^th in the world and 240^th in The North Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 93.82 on the Human Development Index.