The Republic of The Full Moon is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.164 billion Full Moonians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Empty Moon Base. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Full Moonian economy, worth 135 trillion Loves a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 116,814 Loves, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Libraries have replaced overdue book fines with mandatory mental health assessments, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, the road to capitalism has proved an epic drama of adventure and exploration, and preschools put children down for naps with milk, cookies, and a gruesome story of vengeance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Full Moon's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Full Moon is ranked 11,083^rd in the world and 159^th in Europe for Lowest Crime Rates, with 99.17 law-abiding acts per hour.