The Empire of Hilagang Bituin is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Northern Star with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.148 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 80.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hilagang Bituinian economy, worth 539 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 171,384 Starlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, legal contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. 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 4,478^th in the world and 104^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 589.63 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.