The Republic of Starlight Celestite is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its national health service, disturbing lack of elderly people, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.395 billion Starlight Celestiteans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 50.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Starlight Celestitean economy, worth 222 trillion lotuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 93,025 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

It's rare to find an unchewed pencil, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, auditors are gutting every governmental department, and report cards now include a 'Pain Tolerance' grading column. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Celestite's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Celestite is ranked 266,179^th in the world and 4,384^th in eta for Highest Drug Use, scoring 42.28 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.