The Empire of Hilagang Bituin is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Northern Star with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.27 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 83.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hilagang Bituinian economy, worth 565 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 172,946 Starlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita, the nation is famous for bravely sending wave after wave of its soldiers until the enemy runs out of bullets, and heartfelt sentiments are mercilessly marketed by a million-Starling treacle machine. 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 121,068^th in the world and 1,689^th in the South Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 137.78 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.