The Allied States of Second Harbor is a very large, pleasant nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 191 million Second Harborians 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 Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The Second Harborian economy, worth 8.69 trillion waves a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 45,482 waves, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Real estate agencies are being replaced by naval recruitment offices, skateparks can be found in every city, political gridlock ensues as even the most innocuous legislation is vetoed by the Supreme Court for potential civil rights violations, and sales of trenchcoats are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Second Harbor's national animal is the trout, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Second Harbor is ranked 72,720^th in the world and 3^rd in The United Colonies of Blue Harbor for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 3,996.16 on the Hickory Productivity Index.