The Chorus Line of Rigel 2 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Robert Klymyshyn with an even hand, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, daily referendums, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.96 billion Rigelians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sandapam. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Rigelian economy, worth 331 trillion Gold-pressed Latinum Strips a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 112,099 Gold-pressed Latinum Strips, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 393,328 per year while the poor average 23,175, a ratio of 17.0 to 1.

Glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, prisoners have been known to host cooking and home décor television shows, children gain their first sex education from reading the dictionary, and competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Rigel 2's national animal is the Wing-Slug, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rigel 2 is ranked 170,621^st in the world and 148^th in United Earth Space Probe Agency for Most Devout, with 10.88 Prayers Per Hour.