The Brilliance of SunandStars is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Daddy G with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 8.739 billion Stars enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Maxele. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.5%.

The frighteningly efficient SunandStarsian economy, worth a remarkable 2,067 trillion Comets a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 236,578 Comets, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 690,135 per year while the poor average 64,081, a ratio of 10.8 to 1.

There have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons', the tenet of free speech is held dear, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, and the SunandStars Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon'. Crime is totally unknown. SunandStars's national animal is the Quasar, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

SunandStars is ranked 111,792^nd in the world and 1^st in The Unholy Alliance for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 2,887.76 on the Hickory Productivity Index.