The Democratic States of Council of America is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by President Lindsay Sweetwater with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.878 billion Americans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington DC. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient American economy, worth a remarkable 1,736 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 252,430 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The national colors help to make everyone look slimmer, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, and declaring that "some kids are just born evil" is not endearing President Lindsay Sweetwater to progressive thinkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Council of America's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Atheism.

Council of America is ranked 5,581^st in the world and 98^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 536.82 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.