The Democratic Republic of Light Year is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its burgeoning cow population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 7 million Light Yearians 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 Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 27.4%.

The strong Light Yearian economy, worth 302 billion dollars a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 43,203 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. Light Year's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Light Year is ranked 168,152^nd in the world and 2,422^nd in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 54.38 on the Human Development Index.