The Space Shuttle of Discovery is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Tundra Lion population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 17.058 billion Discoveryians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, International Aid, and Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.2%.

The very strong Discoveryian economy, worth 781 trillion Channels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 45,811 Channels, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 158,796 per year while the poor average 9,648, a ratio of 16.5 to 1.

Employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime is a problem. Discovery's national animal is the Tundra Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Discovery is ranked 253,808^th in the world and 4^th in Space Orbit for Lowest Crime Rates, with 49.88 law-abiding acts per hour.