The Federation of Engine Unions is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 628 million Engine Unionists are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Union Street. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Engine Unionist economy, worth 86.8 trillion Union State Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 138,227 Union State Dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 785,012 per year while the poor average 11,874, a ratio of 66.1 to 1.

Meetings are often scheduled for "about four-ish" following complete conversion to sundials, society and government have been organized according to a feudal hierarchy, Representatives, Inc has sponsored bake sales and government bills, and the nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Engine Unions's national animal is the beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Engine Unions is ranked 130,284^th in the world and 2,178^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 80.75 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.