The Holy Federation of Usington is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Barry with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, devout population of 10.114 billion Usingtonians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kanawha. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Usingtonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,162 trillion Usingtonian Lire a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 114,899 Usingtonian Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, truth is often impossible to tell from fiction on the evening news, and sharing vacation pictures requires written consent from the entire beach resort. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Usington's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Usington is ranked 13,545^th in the world and 246^th in the Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,807.19 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.