The Fortuitous Star of How Ming is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, parental licensing program, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.297 billion How Mingians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71.5%.

The frighteningly efficient How Mingian economy, worth 165 trillion Hongkong Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 127,507 Hongkong Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, Leader's perky ego is the talk of the town, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, and billions of Hongkong Dollars are spent to take high-quality photos of the Dragon Nebula. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. How Ming's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

How Ming is ranked 38,462^nd in the world and 31^st in Kowloon Peninsula for Lowest Crime Rates, with 81.01 law-abiding acts per hour.