The Democratic Republic of Central Star Alliance is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ian McConnell with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and public floggings. The hard-nosed population of 3.432 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 46.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Alliancean economy, worth 480 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 140,010 Alliance Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Parents giddily refuse to pay their toddlers' medical bills, many adults are moving back in with their parents, the government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, and youth rights demonstrations often end in vicious snowball fights. 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 139,083^rd in the world and 1,181^st in The East Pacific for Largest Populations, with 3.43 billion capita.