The Concordium of Independent Planets is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Chief Executive Mark Halpert with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 33.329 billion Planetians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Francis. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Planetian economy, worth an astonishing 11,203 trillion credits a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 336,162 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years, war vets look after war animals, immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups, and the government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Independent Planets's national animal is the ox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Independent Planets is ranked 8,555^th in the world and 52^nd in Texas for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 41.78 Bank.