The Empire of Greatstar is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.809 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 Welfare, Spirituality, 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 85.3 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 273,973^rd in the world and 459^th in Starlight for Most Developed, scoring 50.36 on the Human Development Index.