The Incorporated States of Leadterian is a large, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 93 million Leadterianians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.0%.

The Leadterianian economy, worth 4.13 trillion dollers 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 black market in Trout Farming, Arms Manufacturing, Gambling, and Woodchip Exports. 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 44,453 dollers, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, newspapers cannot report anything about politicians without their explicit consent, and battlefield gains are quickly lost when enemies don't respect a time-out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leadterian's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Leadterian is ranked 93,132^nd in the world and 855^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 575.37 pounds of wildlife per square mile.