The Unitary State of USSO is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Christina J Coulson with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, prohibition of alcohol, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 2.348 billion USSOians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Auckland. The average income tax rate is 70.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse USSOian economy, worth 342 trillion Norse Marks a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 145,756 Norse Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Complaining about Christmas music in October is a ho-ho-horrendous crime, when flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!", school uniforms are compulsory, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. USSO's national animal is the Kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Mixed.

USSO is ranked 211,131^st in the world and 376^th in UEPU for Most Extreme, scoring 14.17 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.