The Armed Republic of Starship U is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and hatred of cheese. The hard-nosed population of 2.575 billion Starship Uians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 32.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Starship Uian economy, worth 103 trillion forks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,319 forks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's streets have become a winter wonderland of salt and sand, paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs, dreams of entering the Super League have been relegated to the history books, and no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starship U's national animal is the Militarized Penguin.

Starship U is ranked 161,348^th in the world and 2,253^rd in eta for Highest Poor Incomes, with 23,125.6 Standard Monetary Units.