The Empire of Coruscant-c56 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 859 million Coruscant-c56ians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 50.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Coruscant-c56ian economy, worth 111 trillion Shekels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 130,343 Shekels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The big red machine has ground to a halt, even the most lowly council pen-pusher has the same political power as a senior minister, dessert dishes make up the Coruscant-c56ian breakfast menu, and the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in Coruscant-c56 City for fear of causing a fuss. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Coruscant-c56's national animal is the Spoin dinkle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Coruscant-c56 is ranked 32,453^rd in the world and 33^rd in Federation of Martian Colonies for Most Cultured, scoring 80 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.