The Hinodejin Empire of Kita-Hinode is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Empress Atsuko with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, democratic population of 20.2 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 2,090 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 60,792^nd in the world and 27^th in Esportiva for Highest Average Incomes, with 103,483.37 Standard Monetary Units.