The Democratic Republic of Estellan is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Astrid Karlsen with a fair hand, and notable for its national health service, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 7.603 billion Estellanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, 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 93.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Estellanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,091 trillion Sinixes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 143,505 Sinixes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Teenage TV characters are played by thirty-year-olds by the end of the second season, tax revenue is often intercepted by international accountants before ever seeing the national treasury, interest in globalism never flags, and the children of Estellan are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence. 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 9,168^th in the world and 159^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 425.72 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.