The Republic of Solar Flare is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The cynical population of 1.04 billion Solar Flareans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 39.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Solar Flarean economy, worth 62.4 trillion nones 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, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. 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 59,973 nones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, a referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed, years of counter-terrorism planning are foiled by small details, and saying that someone looks a bit pale can be construed as hate speech. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Solar Flare's national animal is the none, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Solar Flare is ranked 241,003^rd in the world and 8,431^st in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.09 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.