The Hinodejin Empire of Kita-Hinode is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Empress Satomi II with a fair hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, infamous sell-swords, and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.203 billion Hinodejins hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hokuto. The average income tax rate is 81.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hinodejin economy, worth a remarkable 1,573 trillion hinodejin crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 103,483 hinodejin crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

History textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories', citizens are exhausted from weekly general elections, and doctors prescribe medicines but they rarely dispense hope or compassion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kita-Hinode's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Buddhism.

Kita-Hinode is ranked 23,102^nd in the world and 12^th in Esportiva for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,609.37 on the Gilded Widget Scale.