The Monster-Guided Empire of The Last Stars is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Highblood Emperor Iakhaagn'itrus with an iron fist, and renowned for its lack of airports, frequent executions, and exploding hoverboards. The compassionate, hard-working, cynical population of 11.36 billion Starsians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tree of Life. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 88.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Last Starsian economy, worth 897 trillion Jewels a year, is extremely specialized and solely comprised of the Arms Manufacturing industry. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 78,961 Jewels, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 306,529 per year while the poor average 13,924, a ratio of 22.0 to 1.

A Balder Tourist Association survey has rated The Last Stars #1 for number twos, exploding toys that leak battery acid are back in the shops after the government declared child safety 'over-rated', people forget to eat because they are too busy singing Highblood Emperor Iakhaagn'itrus's praises, and the secret ingredient is love (and MSG). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Last Stars's national animal is the Mutt, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Last Stars is ranked 297,418^th in the world and 9,808^th in Balder for Largest Retail Industry, scoring -19.39 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.