The Democratic Republic of Estellan is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Astrid Karlsen with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 7.498 billion Estellanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Constellatia. The average income tax rate is 93.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Estellanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,064 trillion Sinixes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 141,907 Sinixes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, frat-house partying has become the national pastime, male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, and on-duty Air Estellan flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class. Crime is totally unknown. Estellan's national animal is the Estellanian Short-Snouted Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Estellan is ranked 284,805^th in the world and 1,336^th in Europe for Most Primitive, scoring -436.96 on the Scary Big Number Scale.