The Federal Republic of Stjerne is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by President Striker with a fair hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 26.345 billion Stjerneans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Healthcare, Industry, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Utforsk. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Stjernean economy, worth a remarkable 6,252 trillion Credits a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 237,327 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Conspiracy theorists allege that the government is spying on them through their carbon monoxide detectors, it is not politically correct to suspect that a serially convicted burglar might steal again, saying "don't do anything that President Striker wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, and endangered bison are herded across the border to prevent them from trampling on native prairie grass. Crime is totally unknown. Stjerne's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Stjerne is ranked 201,482^nd in the world and 5^th in Federation of Planets Headquarters for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,827.6 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.