The Democratic Republic of Solar Sheouls is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its frequent executions and rampant corporate plagiarism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 248 million Celestians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.7%.

The strong Celestian economy, worth 13.9 trillion Lilypads a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. Average income is 56,057 Lilypads, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

What happens in court stays in court, onions have been banned due to their tendency to cause eye irritation, children as young as eight can present logical proofs for the existence of the afterlife, and the citizenship exam requires years of study to actually pass. Crime is well under control. Solar Sheouls's national animal is the Housefly.

Solar Sheouls is ranked 127,571^st in the world and 61^st in New Chesapeake for Most Beautiful Environments, with 535.02 pounds of wildlife per square mile.