The Galaxies of M790 is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 6.35 billion M790ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 35.7%.

The strong M790ian economy, worth 367 trillion pesos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,882 pesos, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 186,730 per year while the poor average 13,570, a ratio of 13.8 to 1.

The Ministry of Health has reported a sharp increase in the incidence of delayed menopause, most towns have their Leader High School located on Leader Street, sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, and the nation's first space rocket -- sponsored by Eckie-Ecola and shaped like an enormous soda bottle -- is being developed. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. M790's national animal is the turtle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

M790 is ranked 84,200^th in the world and 1^st in Almingway for Largest Populations, with 6.35 billion capita.