The State of Eight pointed star in a black sky is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 17.272 billion Skylords live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.1%.

The strong Eight pointed star in a black skyian economy, worth 920 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 53,271 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 362,183 per year while the poor average 2,862, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, voting is voluntary, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, and Eight pointed star in a black sky has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Eight pointed star in a black sky's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Eight pointed star in a black sky is ranked 126,919^th in the world and 1^st in West Columbia for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 1,464.09 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.