The Commonwealth of The Starr of Betelgeuse is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Ezra Starr with an even hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, unlimited-speed roads, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 827 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 Healthcare, Administration, and Welfare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Defense aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cairo Alexandria. The average income tax rate is 34.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Starr of Betelgeusean economy, worth 89.8 trillion Pecunias a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 108,580 Pecunias, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Economic output is rising as the chronically depressed are persuaded not to burden society, Ezra Starr's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins, and suit-clad businessmen have been taking advantage of the relaxed welfare qualifications by shopping with food stamps. 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 62,711^th in the world and 212^th in Refugia for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 490.44 on the Clooney Contribution Index.