The United States of Facade is a colossal, safe nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 4.38 billion Facadeans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 36.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Facadean economy, worth 205 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is 46,906 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, a major religion has been named as Facade's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Facade in an international press conference, and Facade has designated Facade City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Facade's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Facade is ranked 279,485^th in the world and 10^th in Mariehamn for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -26.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.