The Community of Steelfeather Rapture 2 is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by the SR2 Policy Research Institute with an even hand, and notable for its deadly medical pandemics, suspicion of poets, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 5.231 billion avians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 10.0%.

The strong avian economy, worth 430 trillion silver doves 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 82,355 silver doves, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

When electric cars arrived nobody heard them coming, the most popular WhoTube videos are ones featuring parodies of iconic songs, vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR, and tourists are kicked out if they express interest in their national sport. Crime is totally unknown. Steelfeather Rapture 2's national animal is the avian lost in wilderness, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Steelfeather Rapture 2 is ranked 277,631^st in the world and 50^th in Nudist Dreamland for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.54 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.