The Colony of Void Runners is a small, orderly nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 40 million Voiders are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 36.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Voidin economy, worth 1.22 trillion Atomic Particles 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 led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 30,606 Atomic Particles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, organ donation is compulsory, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and going on a diet invalidates your passport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Void Runners's national animal is the Wormhole.

Void Runners is ranked 148,541^st in the world and 18^th in The waters for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,535.62 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.