The Republic of Starlight Pluto is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, enslaved workforce, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.484 billion Starlight Plutoans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Plutoan economy, worth 284 trillion lotuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,522 lotuses, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

Doctors tell patients to turn and cough up some change, military officers are given medals for disobeying orders, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", and it's a jungle out there. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Pluto's national animal is the moonlark, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Starlight Pluto is ranked 281,349^th in the world and 7^th in Miram for Nicest Citizens, with 1.08 average smiles per day.