The Matriarchy of Pleiades is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 27.023 billion Pleiadesians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Public Transport, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 75.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Pleiadesian economy, worth 430 trillion Stars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 15,919 Stars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Married couples must call each other "darling" or risk a fine and cars are banned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pleiades's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Pleiades is ranked 54,918^th in the world and 1,278^th in the Rejected Realms for Safest, scoring 101.48 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.