The Colony of Cygnus 025 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.841 billion Stargazers 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense, Education, and Industry also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 50.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Cygnus 025ian economy, worth 340 trillion Saiphs a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,396 Saiphs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Children are terrified that the 'flying police monster' will come to take them away in the night, coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, and the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cygnus 025's national animal is the Bellatrix, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cygnus 025 is ranked 263,194^th in the world and 10,947^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.