The Celestial Empire of Galactya is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Archailect Pentavir with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 3.252 billion Galactyans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ourem. The average income tax rate is 72.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Galactyan economy, worth 284 trillion Sovereigns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 87,630 Sovereigns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, offering a builder a cup of tea is a legal minefield, and earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Galactya's national animal is the Shamb, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Galactya is ranked 36,252^nd in the world and 836^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 192.11 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.