The Federation of Planetary United is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos and compulsory military service. The devout population of 1.811 billion Planetary Unitedians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Planetary Unitedian economy, worth 80.5 trillion univers a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,474 univers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, the government's religious works are headed by a New Age guru, the swagger of covering up is unparalleled, and pop sensation "Jack and the Holograms" is storming the charts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Planetary United's national animal is the seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Planetary United is ranked 216,931^st in the world and 172^nd in Starlight for Largest Black Market, with 362 billion Standard Monetary Units.