The Colony of Lyra 002 is a mammoth, cultured nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, enslaved workforce, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 8.35 billion Stargazers are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.5%.

The powerhouse Lyra 002ian economy, worth 848 trillion Vegas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 101,616 Vegas, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 566,514 per year while the poor average 9,100, a ratio of 62.3 to 1.

School football matches are usually five-a-side, the hit new medical TV show "Home" prominently features the brand of painkiller the lead doctor is addicted to, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, and the official Lyra 002ian Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lyra 002's national animal is the Falling Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Lyra 002 is ranked 116,925^th in the world and 6^th in The Hallowed Realm for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,262.18 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.