The Allied States of Issue Author is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 7.346 billion Issue Authorians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The Issue Authorian economy, worth 300 trillion cards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is 40,906 cards, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 269,886 per year while the poor average 2,401, a ratio of 112 to 1.

The sidewalk is used as an overtaking lane by city drivers, kids are told they can be whoever they want to be when they grow up, schoolchildren learn an R-rated version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes", and violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Issue Author's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Issue Author is ranked 335,839^th in the world and 16,785^th in Lazarus for Largest Governments, scoring 1.41 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.