The Winter Empire of Solaryia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Consul Conti Bellarys with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 9.193 billion Solaryí are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Eridanis. The average income tax rate is 96.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Solaryí economy, worth a remarkable 1,674 trillion Solaryí Florís a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 182,183 Solaryí Florís, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Attempts to inform people about their unclaimed property are often mistaken for telephone scams, exceptionally healthy police officers can sprint after crooks for hours on end, there's nothing special about Consul Conti Bellarys, and military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solaryia's national animal is the Pyrrhian Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Surovian Catholic Church.

Solaryia is ranked 4,537^th in the world and 14^th in The Western Isles for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 61.06 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.