The Principality of Regulus is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Prefect Caleb Cameron-Jones with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 8.739 billion Regulans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Selaj. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.1%.

The strong Regulan economy, worth 530 trillion denaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 60,666 denaris, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Sales of pregnancy testing kits are booming, Regulans believe manners maketh the leader, you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly, and group hugs break out during floor votes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Regulus's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Tellurism.

Regulus is ranked 121,917^th in the world and 30^th in The Local Cluster for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 83.37 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.