The United States of Midlands is a behemoth, cultured nation, ruled by Leader with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, infamous sell-swords, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 51.846 billion Midlandsians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Defense, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy receive no funds. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Midlandsian economy, worth an astonishing 45,985 trillion sand dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 886,968 sand dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 6,380,449 per year while the poor average 39,715, a ratio of 160 to 1.

Heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, Tesco was recently named as the new national treasurer, the car industry has been kicked into one-gear, and the nation is well known for its rather dull and family-friendly architecture. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Midlands's national animal is the bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Midlands is ranked 60,006^th in the world and 42^nd in NationStates for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,296.62 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.