The United States of Midlands is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 44.691 billion Midlandsians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Defense, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy receive no funds. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Midlandsian economy, worth an astonishing 36,249 trillion sand dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 811,108 sand dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 5,760,420 per year while the poor average 37,932, a ratio of 151 to 1.

Midlandsian-made cars tend to catch fire in people's driveways, for the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, the moral worth of national allies is judged by their GDP, and anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card. Crime is totally unknown. Midlands's national animal is the bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Midlands is ranked 17^th in the world and 1^st in NationStates for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 811,108.57 Standard Monetary Units.