The Empire of Hilagang Bituin is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Northern Star with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.135 billion Hilagang Bituinians 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 Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fortress Rubricon. The average income tax rate is 80.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hilagang Bituinian economy, worth 538 trillion Starlings a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 171,661 Starlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), bargain hunters descend on disaster zones for a quick spot of grocery shopping, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Hilagang Bituinians any less frightened, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime is totally unknown. Hilagang Bituin's national animal is the Canis lupus arctos, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Northern Stratcom.

Hilagang Bituin is ranked 17,602^nd in the world and 234^th in the South Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 171,661.78 Standard Monetary Units.