The United States of Absolute communism197 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.635 billion Absolute communism197ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 72.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Absolute communism197ian economy, worth 840 trillion Latinums a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,318 Latinums, with the richest citizens earning 7.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is infamous for its mass graves of discarded robots, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, and Tetris has been banned for its graphic violent content. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Absolute communism197's national animal is the Python, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Absolute communism197 is ranked 23,467^th in the world and 1,532^nd in Balder for Most Beautiful Environments, with 938.47 pounds of wildlife per square mile.