The United States of Usington is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Barry with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, frequent executions, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 5.018 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 63.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Usingtonian economy, worth 544 trillion Usingtonian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,458 Usingtonian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's democracy attracts huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, foreigners with shady pasts are fleeing the country, and spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches. 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 123,267^th in the world and 1,686^th in the Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,005.39 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.