The Federation of Sojal is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Amar-Sin with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 9.71 billion Sojaliis have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Public Transport. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Orbital Ring Siduri. The average income tax rate is 17.6%.

The very strong Sojalian economy, worth 579 trillion Silvers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 59,658 Silvers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, excessive gerrymandering has earned Sojal the nickname 'The Democratic Dictatorship', employers are never quite sure if graduates' qualifications have any merit or meaning, and nobody accepts Amar-Sin's dinner invitations anymore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Sojal's national animal is the Lamassu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sojal is ranked 129,268^th in the world and 9^th in The Milky Way Galaxy for Highest Average Incomes, with 59,658.11 Standard Monetary Units.