The Most Serene Republic of Rayo de Sol is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Bernard SUNders with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, national health service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cheerful population of 34.55 billion Rayo de Solians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Environment, although Education and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sol City. The average income tax rate is 78.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rayo de Solian economy, worth a remarkable 6,516 trillion lightbulbs a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 188,616 lightbulbs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", public toilets are famed for their rear entries, it's a jungle out there, and back-alley holistic doctors carry crystals in long trench coats. Crime is totally unknown. Rayo de Sol's national animal is the sun wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rayo de Sol is ranked 317,447^th in the world and 83^rd in Lone Wolves United for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.