The Confederacy of The American South is a very large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The devout population of 169 million American Southians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 42.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped American Southian economy, worth 6.17 trillion Southern Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,502 Southern Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The American South's national animal is the Carolina Chickadee.

The American South is ranked 118,843^rd in the world and 1^st in United Liberal English Pretzels for Most Patriotic, with 14.54 flags saluted per person per day.