The Federal Republic of United Rebellious States is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and smutty television. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.546 billion United Rebellious Statesians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 70.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient United Rebellious Statesian economy, worth 777 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 171,110 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Elephant Dung" has been declared a national treasure, in pet stores nationwide Elephants are growing in popularity, coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, and the wealthiest parts of the country receive the most government spending. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Rebellious States's national animal is the Elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

United Rebellious States is ranked 11,867^th in the world and 353^rd in the South Pacific for Smartest Citizens, with 84.49 quips per hour.