The Colony of Lunar Tardigrade Republic is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The democratic population of 3.001 billion Lunar Tardigrades 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 Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 63.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Lunar economy, worth 108 trillion rubles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,083 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lunar Tardigrade Republic's national animal is the water bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lunar Tardigrade Republic is ranked 160,257^th in the world and 14^th in Aurora for Most Developed, scoring 54.84 on the Human Development Index.