The United States of Scutarie is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Thomas Brooks with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 4.438 billion Scutarians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chrysopolis. The average income tax rate is 65.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Scutarian economy, worth 526 trillion USS Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 118,577 USS Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Protestors are soaking piles of USS Dollars in blood to make a point about government incomes, the country routinely whitewashes uncomfortable parts of its history, Thomas Brooks has killer fashion sense, and prolonged government investigations are a common revenge tactic among spurned significant others. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Scutarie's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Judaïsme-Christianisme-Islam.

Scutarie is ranked 25,512^th in the world and 366^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 243.57 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.