The Federation of Space Dog is a colossal, pleasant nation, ruled by Laika with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, pith helmet sales, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, devout population of 3.631 billion Space Dogians 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 tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sputnik 2. The average income tax rate is 7.1%.

The Space Dogian economy, worth 285 trillion Laikas 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, broadly diversified black market in Gambling, Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. 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 78,691 Laikas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

A well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Space Dogian Embarrassments, hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment, and artists are pillars of society. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Space Dog's national animal is the Space Dog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Space Dog is ranked 253,236^th in the world and 151^st in Benigtopia for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 122.2 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.