The Nomadic Peoples of Probing Space is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.359 billion Probing Spaceans are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The strong Probing Spacean economy, worth 155 trillion Canteen Scripts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 65,795 Canteen Scripts, with the richest citizens earning 6.6 times as much as the poorest.

One-stop superstores divide and conquer family businesses, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, a shocking number of estate planners are beneficiaries of their clients' wills, and the state considers itself the 'third parent' of every child in the nation. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Probing Space's national animal is the Tribble.

Probing Space is ranked 187,087^th in the world and 9^th in An Island In Space for Nicest Citizens, with 12 average smiles per day.