The United States of Independence Hill is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by President Laramie S Frost with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, unlimited-speed roads, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 3.539 billion New Americans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cannabis Court DC. The average income tax rate is 63.4%.

The frighteningly efficient New American economy, worth 467 trillion Universal Treasury Notes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 132,184 Universal Treasury Notes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

A burger chain recently changed its name to Mack Donaldz for legal reasons, there's more vermin than ever on the metro, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, and books are so highly regarded in Independence Hill that libraries are often revered as holy shrines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Independence Hill's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Freedom from and of religion.

Independence Hill is ranked 10,759^th in the world and 2^nd in Independence Hill for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 10,926.51 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.