The Republic of Bituin is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, rampant corporate plagiarism, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 363 million Bituinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Manila. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Bituinian economy, worth 14.9 trillion Philippine pesos a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,082 Philippine pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens ask "how many crooks could a nunchuck hook if a nun had nunchucks too?", the education system is being cleansed of all corporate influence, the banhammer is a standard police sidearm, and vegetarianism is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bituin's national animal is the Carabao.

Bituin is ranked 220,438^th in the world and 3,291^st in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.