The Republic of The Jacksonian Union is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 20 million Jacksonian Unionians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, with Healthcare, Education, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. The average income tax rate is 46.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The struggling Jacksonian Unionian economy, worth 422 billion marks 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 a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Basket Weaving, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. 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 21,125 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, the saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", and a well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Jacksonian Union's national animal is the squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Jacksonian Union is ranked 113,770^th in the world and 172^nd in Communitas for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 88.03 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.