The Federal Republic of Union Ustio is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its avowedly heterosexual populace, enslaved workforce, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 681 million Union Ustioans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ustio city. The average income tax rate is 27.4%.

The powerhouse Union Ustioan economy, worth 43.3 trillion Ustions a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 63,578 Ustions, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Pet owners want to know why their animals keep smiling at them, door-to-door salesmen are frequently beaten up by 'vigilantes', the majority of the country's traffic wardens have been sacked overnight, and mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Union Ustio's national animal is the Snake, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Union Ustio is ranked 115,364^th in the world and 11^th in militian right wing for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 79.16 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.