The Depressed Peoples of One Big Union is a gargantuan, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of public education, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 38.607 billion One Big Unionians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The frighteningly efficient One Big Unionian economy, worth a remarkable 4,982 trillion Almighty Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 129,049 Almighty Dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 733,196 per year while the poor average 11,075, a ratio of 66.2 to 1.

The adult unemployment rate nears 100% as all available jobs have been filled by young children, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, private business has started paving paradises and putting up parking lots, and politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. One Big Union's national animal is the Labour Boss, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

One Big Union is ranked 23,828^th in the world and 1^st in The IWW for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 30,543.86 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.