The Federal Republic of United Island States of Southeast Asia is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Michael H Frederick with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.468 billion United Islanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Basset City. The average income tax rate is 87.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient a United Islander economy, worth a remarkable 1,243 trillion Asian-American Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 131,296 Asian-American Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore, the nation's smallest Basset Houndball teams trade draft picks for a free lunch, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", and only the richest get to see out of their windows. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Island States of Southeast Asia's national animal is the Basset Hound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The Order of The Hound.

United Island States of Southeast Asia is ranked 239,084^th in the world and 8,904^th in Lazarus for Most Armed, with 0.21 weapons per person.