The United States of Starplace is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, keen interest in outer space, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.426 billion Starplaceans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 38.4%.

The powerhouse Starplacean economy, worth 362 trillion Gold Pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 105,694 Gold Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, hand-to-hand combat experience is udderly essential for all dairy ranchers, the new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starplace's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Starplace is ranked 98,561^st in the world and 3,943^rd in Osiris for Smartest Citizens, with 36.86 quips per hour.