The Commonwealth of The Starr of Betelgeuse is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ezra Starr with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 853 million Starr of Betelgeuseans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Administration, Healthcare, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cairo Alexandria. The average income tax rate is 40.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Starr of Betelgeusean economy, worth 91.8 trillion Pecunias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 107,678 Pecunias, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, lifelong celibates are surprised to receive government-issue condoms in the post, beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings, and the Starr of Betelgeusean Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Starr of Betelgeuse's national animal is the Honey Badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Starr of Betelgeuse is ranked 13,287^th in the world and 116^th in Refugia for Safest, scoring 117.72 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.