The Allied States of Flo ra is a large, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning Aster population. The hard-working population of 150 million Flo rans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.0%.

The very strong Flo ran economy, worth 7.71 trillion Asters a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 51,388 Asters, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 156,979 per year while the poor average 13,038, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Flo ra's national animal is the Aster.

Flo ra is ranked 123,614^th in the world and 6^th in Asteroid Belt for Most Developed, scoring 58.16 on the Human Development Index.