The Grand Duchy of The Galactic Alphas of Starlight is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 1.531 billion Galactic Alphas of Starlightians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 22.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Galactic Alphas of Starlightian economy, worth 61.7 trillion alpha particles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Basket Weaving, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,329 alpha particles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

No one is quite sure what many government officials look like, education and welfare spending are on the rise, cars are banned, and euthanasia is legal. Crime is almost non-existent. The Galactic Alphas of Starlight's national animal is the starfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

The Galactic Alphas of Starlight is ranked 92,244^th in the world and 2^nd in Frontier Alpha for Safest, scoring 86.5 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.