The United States of Umbrae Noctem is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 12 million Umbrae Noctemians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The strong Umbrae Noctemian economy, worth 675 billion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,328 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, surveillance cameras are banned, and foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Umbrae Noctem's national animal is the honey badger, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Umbrae Noctem is ranked 158,043^rd in the world and 1,512^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 71.76 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.