The Republic of Starlight Phobos is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.886 billion Starlight Phobosians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 65.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Phobosian economy, worth 225 trillion lotuses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,501 lotuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Father-son fishing trips have been banned, sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high, boys are shocked by the revolutionary lesson that women are actually human, and the judicial branch is strongly influenced by major corporations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Phobos's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Phobos is ranked 51,751^st in the world and 2^nd in Anti Panda for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 5,547.73 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.