The United Cantons of Usington is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Barry with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 10.154 billion Usingtonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kanawha. The average income tax rate is 67.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Usingtonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,176 trillion Usingtonian Lire a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 115,839 Usingtonian Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There is now a private sector based on doomsday devices (Usington has found 1 easter egg), t-bagging dead Bigtopians merits a medal of honor, there's never enough space in space, and teachers are skilled at leaving no evidence of child cruelty. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Usington's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Usington is ranked 305,302^nd in the world and 3,029^th in the Pacific for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -8.1 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.