The Confederate Network of UCP-News is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Confederate Network with a fair hand, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 770 million UCP-News hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Histarctica Homeworld. The average income tax rate is 19.7%.

The very strong UCP-News economy, worth 41.7 trillion UCP Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Soda Sales. Average income is 54,092 UCP Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Funeral mourners ridesharing with the deceased are encouraged to sit on the coffin to save room, reporters who negatively comment on politicians' haircuts are cut from the news, citizens need to demonstrate a complete set of dental records to throw five bucks in a hobo's hat, and the Federal Council of UCP-News has been announced as the new Head of State. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. UCP-News's national animal is the Sea of Stars, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

UCP-News is ranked 167,445^th in the world and 15^th in United Confederation of Planets for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,344.81 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.