The Federation of The United States Of Harbinger is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Don McFallen with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.959 billion United States Of Harbingerians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington DZ. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 45.1%.

The frighteningly efficient United States Of Harbingerian economy, worth 208 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 106,686 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

Surgical tape has taken on a distinctly red color, millions of devastated 7-year-olds are denied astronaut and ballerina training, Blueriver mercenaries routinely do the army's dirty work, and pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United States Of Harbinger's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Followers of Christ.

The United States Of Harbinger is ranked 49,097^th in the world and 970^th in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 4,413.61 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.