The Democratic Republic of United States of New Atlantis is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Ari Lexander with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 12.784 billion Atlantisians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Atlantis City. The average income tax rate is 76.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Atlantisian economy, worth a remarkable 1,560 trillion Golden Chicken Nuggets a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,044 Golden Chicken Nuggets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, police officers often conceal their identities to safeguard against public complaints, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and sex-ed is child's play. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United States of New Atlantis's national animal is the Hen, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atlantism.

United States of New Atlantis is ranked 95,746^th in the world and 478^th in 10000 Islands for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 256.99 on the Clooney Contribution Index.