The Socialist Republic of The American Continentes is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The Marxist Liberation Party with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 8.447 billion Greater Americans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nueva Republica. The average income tax rate is 97.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Greater American economy, worth a remarkable 1,767 trillion Libertadors a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Trout Farming. Average income is an amazing 209,199 Libertadors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy, write-in candidate 'The Marxist Liberation Party Sucks' is perennially popular, the nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, and voting is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The American Continentes's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The American Continentes is ranked 293,120^th in the world and 125^th in The Internationale for Most Primitive, scoring -756.49 on the Scary Big Number Scale.