The Republic of Sunset is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Erika Silaco with a fair hand, and renowned for its digital currency, parental licensing program, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 38.855 billion Nimatojin, 424 million of whom are zombies, hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of CORE CyberGov. The average income tax rate is 83.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nimatojin economy, worth an astonishing 19,917 trillion DiCoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is a breathtaking 512,599 DiCoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations, frat-house partying has become the national pastime, the government is pouring billions into replacement brains, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime is totally unknown. Sunset's national animal is the Kasei Taigā, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Sunset is ranked 682^nd in the world and 2^nd in The Vast for Most Avoided, scoring 1,651.32 on the Kardashian Reflex Score.