The Geniocratic Faction of University-of-Planet is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Academician Prokhor Zakharov with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, strictly enforced bedtime, and vat-grown people. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 19.427 billion Academicians 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 medium-sized government prioritizes Education, with Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of University Base. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Academician economy, worth a remarkable 2,679 trillion energy credits a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 137,923 energy credits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 442,898 per year while the poor average 32,555, a ratio of 13.6 to 1.

Adults have never outgrown their fear of monsters, modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, and glamping Academicians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. University-of-Planet's national animal is the mind worm, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

University-of-Planet is ranked 68,356^th in the world and 5^th in Sid Meiers Alpha Centauri for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,466.19 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.