The World Syndicalist Republics of Silver Commonwealth is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 665 million Americans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Neo Washington. The average income tax rate is 79.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse American economy, worth 87.7 trillion Commonwealth Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 131,872 Commonwealth Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, the government spends millions of Commonwealth Dollars every year prosecuting spammers, and military officers are given medals for disobeying orders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Silver Commonwealth's national animal is the Bald eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Silver Commonwealth is ranked 18,894^th in the world and 3^rd in The Great Chili for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,926.64 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.