The Republic of Starbuck is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.349 billion Starbucks 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 7.5%.

The strong Starbuck economy, worth 268 trillion silver stags a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Tourism. Average income is 61,780 silver stags, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, a major religion has been named as Starbuck's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Starbuck in an international press conference, and Starbuck has designated Starbuck City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Starbuck's national animal is the stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Starbuck is ranked 261,324^th in the world and 10^th in Roman Empire for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.