The Incorporated States of 2197 is a very large, safe nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, frequent executions, and fear of technology. The compassionate, democratic population of 271 million two-thousand-one-hundred-ninety-sevenians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 64.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The two-thousand-one-hundred-ninety-sevenian economy, worth 11.5 trillion cubes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,309 cubes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, business owners return from long vacations to find their factories have been turned into homeless shelters, depression sinks in after each election when voters realize they are stuck with these people for years, and in the mighty jungle the lion once again sleeps tonight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 2197's national animal is the salt, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

2197 is ranked 284,314^th in the world and 170^th in Hell for Largest Black Market, with 56.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.