The Syndicate States of The Underground Movement Union is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President David Marshall with an even hand, and notable for its teetotalling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, devout population of 21.958 billion Americans 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 enormous, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Industry are also considered important, while Welfare is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Atlanta. The average income tax rate is 93.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient American economy, worth a remarkable 3,244 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 147,744 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

New government leaflets tell coeliac children to eat more crisps, rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century, frustrated teenage boys are told that if they like it then they should have put a ring on it, and trust-fund babies line up for places in community college. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Underground Movement Union's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secularism.

The Underground Movement Union is ranked 176,711^th in the world and 23^rd in Sol Aeternalis for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 67.91 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.