The Capitalist Utopia of Upper Southwest Corner is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Yellow Leader with a fair hand, and renowned for its closed borders, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 9.165 billion Uswexians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Law & Order, Administration, and Education also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moral Marketplace. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Uswexian economy, worth a remarkable 1,915 trillion yellow nuggets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 209,020 yellow nuggets, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,886,012 per year while the poor average 2,822, a ratio of 668 to 1.

Citizens' new superpowers include immortal cells that can't stop replicating, parents must decide between buying food and taking their children to the park, the taste of spices can sail a thousand ships, and heroes long thought dead are promptly killed upon their return. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Upper Southwest Corner's national animal is the yellow dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Violentism.

Upper Southwest Corner is ranked 1,577^th in the world and 2^nd in XS IV for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 8,763.89 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.