The Community of Economic Development is a tiny, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 18 million Americans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Spirituality, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The powerhouse American economy, worth 1.48 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 82,276 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

School uniforms are compulsory, American actors literally work from cradle to grave, there's a big brother in every prison, and a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Economic Development's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Economic Development is ranked 173,935^th in the world and 11^th in Economic Development Zone for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 7,064.93 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.