The Federation of Engine Unions is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Mr Chairman with an even hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, unlimited-speed roads, and clockwork self-driving vehicles. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 802 million Engine Unionists are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, although Education and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Union Street. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Engine Unionist economy, worth 112 trillion Union State Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is an impressive 139,396 Union State Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 900,156 per year while the poor average 8,692, a ratio of 103 to 1.

There is a growing belief that mothers love their children more than fathers, farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops, the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption, and the smallest Engine Unionist towns can be seen from space. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Engine Unions's national animal is the beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Engine Unions is ranked 5,461^st in the world and 198^th in The North Pacific for Rudest Citizens, with 163.15 insults per minute.