The Space Federation of Sirius 2B is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Lady Bellegarde with an iron fist, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, ban on automobiles, and smutty television. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 5.758 billion Sirians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Terminus Alpha. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Sirian economy, worth a remarkable 1,001 trillion Boonbucks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 173,898 Boonbucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Reflection is vital for badly behaved politicians, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, and the 'Museum Of Stuff We Stole' is a tourist favourite. Crime is totally unknown. Sirius 2B's national animal is the crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Juggaloism.

Sirius 2B is ranked 117,476^th in the world and 158^th in Starlight for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,209.69 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.