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The Federation of Sol Union is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Secretary General Mar Kana with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.783 billion Sol Unionians 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, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Earth. The average income tax rate is 11.0%.

The thriving Sol Unionian economy, worth 921 trillion Sol Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 78,235 Sol Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Earth has restaurants serving every meat from aardvark to zebra, CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, planes can be grounded for months simply because an inspector "didn't like the color", and Secretary General Mar Kana's latest speech included a bizarre reference to MaxWow incontinence pads being 50% more absorbent than the next leading brand. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Sol Union's national animal is the Eagle.

Sol Union is ranked 34,750^th in the world and 3^rd in Zentari for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 5,845.11 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.