The Republic of Starlight Uranus is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, disturbing lack of elderly people, and enslaved workforce. The cynical, devout population of 2.411 billion Starlight Uranusians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.4%.

The all-consuming Starlight Uranusian economy, worth 272 trillion lotuses a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,001 lotuses, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 494,105 per year while the poor average 16,303, a ratio of 30.3 to 1.

People who stay late at the office often come home to find their own funeral being planned, inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, human sacrifice to the metaphorical altar of Mammon ensures national prosperity, and tourists flock to see the giant stone carvings of historical leaders at Mount Rushless. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Uranus's national animal is the moonlark, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Starlight Uranus is ranked 163,962^nd in the world and 1^st in Hollywood for Smartest Citizens, with 28.12 quips per hour.