The Cosmos of Crux-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 16.633 billion Crux-1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 51.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Crux-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,256 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,537 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", being Leader has been voted one of the top ten most dangerous jobs, government employees cannot vote for the policies they have to implement, and elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-$$ mansions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crux-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Crux-1 is ranked 63,165^th in the world and 1^st in Crux for Lowest Crime Rates, with 71.17 law-abiding acts per hour.