The Colony of Cygnus 074 is a mammoth, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and frequent executions. The hard-working population of 6.612 billion Cygnus 074ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 23.7%.

The Cygnus 074ian economy, worth 327 trillion Saiphs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,522 Saiphs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, the nation's beloved 'good-natured doormat' is inundated by begging letters, and Bellatrixes with strange deformities like three eyes and tentacles have been seen prancing through the countryside where industrial waste is dumped. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cygnus 074's national animal is the Bellatrix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cygnus 074 is ranked 170,113^th in the world and 8,298^th in Osiris for Highest Average Incomes, with 49,522.64 Standard Monetary Units.