The Free communities of Star Konopia is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.115 billion Star Konopians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ad Astra City. The average income tax rate is 93.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Star Konopian economy, worth 687 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 112,442 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, pet owners must make a payment if their charges leave a deposit, homophobia is off the menu, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime is totally unknown. Star Konopia's national animal is the Turkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Star Konopia is ranked 22,462^nd in the world and 90^th in Refugia for Most Cultured, scoring 85 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.