The Republic of Starlight Lavender is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and enslaved workforce. The compassionate, cynical population of 2.306 billion Starlight Lavenderians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Lavenderian economy, worth 233 trillion lotuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 101,155 lotuses, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 354,309 per year while the poor average 20,969, a ratio of 16.9 to 1.

Skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, dreams of replicator technology have been dashed following a ban on 3D printers, access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, and legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Lavender's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Lavender is ranked 238,687^th in the world and 3,874^th in eta for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 616.94 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.