The Federal Republic of United States of Medford is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Lewis Von with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 13.732 billion Medfordians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Newice. The average income tax rate is 86.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Medfordian economy, worth a remarkable 2,961 trillion Medford Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 215,660 Medford Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, five-year-olds who refuse to line up on command get gold stars, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United States of Medford's national animal is the Medford, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Church Of Medford.

United States of Medford is ranked 279,741^st in the world and 5,947^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -11.4 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.