The United States of HooskiffLand is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 45 million HooskiffLandians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 17.1%.

The HooskiffLandian economy, worth 2.54 trillion GBPS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. Average income is 56,479 GBPS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Weapons are only sold to foreign governments that are legitimate enough to not bounce the cheque, all footpaths have tollbooths, X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, and cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. HooskiffLand's national animal is the salamander, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

HooskiffLand is ranked 143,471^st in the world and 212^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.57 law-abiding acts per hour.