The Federal Republic of The Remnant States of America is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 81 million Remnant-Americans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 15.9%.

The strong American economy, worth 4.74 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 58,458 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, corrupt paupers spend taxpayer dollars on liquor and tobacco, party affiliation is just as irrelevant as campaign promises, and more and more people are signing up for the government party. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Remnant States of America's national animal is the bald eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

The Remnant States of America is ranked 142,000^th in the world and 1^st in Aeviacy for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 117,708 Standard Monetary Units.