The Most Serene Republic of Starizontal Lines is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 528 million Starizontal Linesians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Administration, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 20.4%.

The strong Starizontal Linesian economy, worth 30.0 trillion Stardusts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 56,844 Stardusts, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Rural communities are all but disenfranchised as politicians focus all their attention on winning the deciding urban votes, a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Starizontal Linesian politicians, Scrabble champions have been left scrambling for scraps, and Starizontal Lines has designated Starizontal Lines City as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Starizontal Lines's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Starizontal Lines is ranked 151,018^th in the world and 2^nd in Candleflame Glow 74 for Longest Average Lifespans, with 70.27 years.