The Democratic Republic of Central Star Alliance is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Ian McConnell with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The hard-nosed population of 3.408 billion Allianceans 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Allencia. The average income tax rate is 45.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Alliancean economy, worth 478 trillion Alliance Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 140,408 Alliance Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, and grocery stores can be audibly identified by the giggling emerging from them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Central Star Alliance's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Central Star Alliance is ranked 138,844^th in the world and 2,369^th in The East Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 4.49 kickbacks per hour.