The Horta Colony of Janus 6 is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Mother Horta with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, daily referendums, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working population of 11.265 billion miners 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chamber of the Ages. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Janus 6ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,465 trillion silicon nodules a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 130,129 silicon nodules, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Criminals tell the police where their jurisdiction ends, business is adjusting to new gender equality policies in the workplace, the stratosphere is full of "silent but deadly" attacks from Mother Horta's rear echelons, and there's more pink stuff on sale these days. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Janus 6's national animal is the Horta, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Janus 6 is ranked 7,432^nd in the world and 8^th in Federation of Martian Colonies for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 96,035.63 Standard Monetary Units.