The Incorporated States of The News Stand is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.297 billion News Standians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Law & Order, and Welfare are also considered important, while International Aid isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 17.3%.

The News Standian economy, worth 153 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 46,429 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Skateparks can be found in every city, protesters against the government are hanged as a warning to others, dozens of viewers go online to hear whether a comma has been added to Clause 5 in Subsection B of Law 58375, and the government has cut its subsidies for all special interest groups. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The News Stand's national animal is the Frollicking Tree.

The News Stand is ranked 191,065^th in the world and 1^st in The NewsStand for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.49 law-abiding acts per hour.