The Colony of Cygnus 098 is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The quiet, industrious population of 6.578 billion Cygnus 098ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 46.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Cygnus 098ian economy, worth 338 trillion Saiphs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,417 Saiphs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water, some say Leader has gone MAD after authorizing the development of apocalyptic biological weapons, EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, and singles on the dating scene no longer worry about looking their age. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cygnus 098's national animal is the Bellatrix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cygnus 098 is ranked 297,279^th in the world and 11,282^nd in Balder for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11.35 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.