The Interstellar Union of Chalan is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Chi Sun Yi with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 4.409 billion Zhong Guo Rens hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nanjing. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Chalanian economy, worth 827 trillion Yuanbaos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 187,705 Yuanbaos, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Protestors are soaking piles of Yuanbaos in blood to make a point about government incomes, polite commuters on the Nanjing Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, staffers take uppers in the old upper house chamber, and government agents stalk the aisles of grocery stores for out-of-stock medications. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chalan's national animal is the East Asian Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Chalan is ranked 142,105^th in the world and 4,155^th in The East Pacific for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -2 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.