The Magnetic Anomaly of Tycho Monolith is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its burgeoning Starchild population. The hard-working population of 7.807 billion Firstborn 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, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.2%.

The Firstborn economy, worth 377 trillion monoliths a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,328 monoliths, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The carcasses of double-deckers can be found littering high streets all around the country, insomnia is slowly turning everyone insane, patriotic parents remind their children to drink plenty of water, and travelers often bring empty plastic bottles on Air Tycho Monolith flights to avoid the pay lavatories. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tycho Monolith's national animal is the Starchild, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Tycho Monolith is ranked 256,077^th in the world and 195^th in Bytes for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.