The Confederacy of United Sequoia is a tiny, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 12 million United Sequoians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 45.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fragile United Sequoian economy, worth 309 billion Shondie-Francs a year, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 25,796 Shondie-Francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

New government leaflets tell coeliac children to eat more crisps, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, and citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United Sequoia's national animal is the Tree, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

United Sequoia is ranked 269,824^th in the world and 34^th in The Alliance of Dictators for Fattest Citizens, with 6.67 Obesity Rate.