The Inlustris of Rigels Light is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Andromeda with an even hand, and notable for its avant-garde cinema, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 16.217 billion Rigelians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.
The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alnilam. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.
The frighteningly efficient Rigelian economy, worth a remarkable 2,156 trillion Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,976 Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.
Airport announcements inform passengers that flights have been delayed because pilots are having afternoon naps, people who do not complete their community service are sentenced to more community service, the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition, and Andromeda's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rigels Light's national animal is the Snow Leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.
Rigels Light is ranked 5,657th in the world and 310th in Osiris for Safest, scoring 129.3 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.
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Rigels Light was ranked in the Top 1% of the world for Most Valuable International Artwork, Most Influential, Most Beautiful Environments, Highest Food Quality, and Highest Average Incomes.
- : Rigels Light was ranked in the Top 10% of the world for Largest Publishing Industry.
- : Rigels Light was ranked in the Top 5% of the world for Most Compassionate Citizens, Smartest Citizens, Best Weather, Highest Average Tax Rates, and Lowest Crime Rates.
- : Following new legislation in Rigels Light, Andromeda's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader.
- : Following new legislation in Rigels Light, the Counter-Terrorism Unit has been nicknamed "Big Bad Wolf" for its tendency towards urban demolition.
- : Following new legislation in Rigels Light, people who do not complete their community service are sentenced to more community service.
- : Following new legislation in Rigels Light, airport announcements inform passengers that flights have been delayed because pilots are having afternoon naps.
- : Following new legislation in Rigels Light, incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables.
- : Rigels Light altered its national flag.
- : Rigels Light's influence in Osiris rose from "Zero" to "Shoeshiner".
