The Vast Emptiness of Space is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate. The quiet, industrious population of 21.987 billion Spaceans 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 Education, Welfare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 30.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Spacean economy, worth 619 trillion Dark Matters a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 28,164 Dark Matters, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, education and welfare spending are on the rise, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and the Chimp is a protected species. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Space's national animal is the Chimp.

Space is ranked 186,851^st in the world and 7^th in Real Places for Smartest Citizens, with 23.4 quips per hour.