The Distributed Network of Starlight Gemini is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, ubiquitous missile silos, and daily referendums. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 3.666 billion Starlight Geminians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 55.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Starlight Geminian economy, worth 418 trillion rubles a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,164 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Retirement homes are often fitted with luxurious suites, the easiest method of escaping from prison is to take singing lessons, hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", and a positive GPA is all it takes to get an elite education. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Starlight Gemini's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Starlight Gemini is ranked 32,818^th in the world and 3^rd in Western Antartica for Nicest Citizens, with 19.56 average smiles per day.