The United Socialist States of Starlya is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 8 million Starlyans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 45.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The weak Starlyan economy, worth 247 billion Star Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 30,854 Star Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Starlya's heavy congestion charges are the bane of motorists' lives, sushi is sold on the black market, a little love goes a long way claim Starlyan news, and produce markets have tanked in pursuit of the perfect potato. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlya's national animal is the Sea lion, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Starlya is ranked 93,809^th in the world and 16^th in Illuminati Empire for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 64.44 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.