The Empire of Hilagang Bituin is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Northern Star with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, free-roaming dinosaurs, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 3.098 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 81.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hilagang Bituinian economy, worth 531 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 171,648 Starlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

People are offered free trials to go to trial, nocturnal burglars are grateful for the convenient beverages on welcoming doorsteps, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, and universities spend millions cultivating ivy on their buildings. 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 5,380^th in the world and 131^st in the South Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 94.2 on the Human Development Index.