The Empire of Greatstar is a massive, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.856 billion Greatstarians 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Central Star of Nuhrvak. The average income tax rate is 7.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Greatstarian economy, worth 87.5 trillion tempus vens a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Average income is 47,145 tempus vens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

It's said that any enemy of democracy is a friend to Leader, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, parents who reward their teens' chores with concert tickets are charged with illegal reselling, and international trade is a sticky issue. Crime is almost non-existent. Greatstar's national animal is the kirin.

Greatstar is ranked 281,954^th in the world and 539^th in Starlight for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -30 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.