The Disputed Territories of The Metallic Planetoid called Psyche is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by RIO TINTO with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.895 billion Metallic Planetoid called Psycheans 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 juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Osmium Mining Base. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.8%.

The strong Metallic Planetoid called Psychean economy, worth 274 trillion Osmium Ingots a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 46,539 Osmium Ingots, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, tourists are flocking to the newly-built MeteorLand family resort, the nation turns a blind eye to human rights abuses in its quest for athletic supremacy, and members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force. The Metallic Planetoid called Psyche's national animal is the Horta, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Exploitation.

The Metallic Planetoid called Psyche is ranked 192,451^st in the world and 20^th in An Island In Space for Highest Average Incomes, with 46,539.48 Standard Monetary Units.