The United States of Schiaparelli is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 191 million Schiaparellians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 37.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Schiaparellian economy, worth 13.5 trillion AICS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,562 AICS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The environment is gorgeous so long as you're looking up, the blind lead the blind in social welfare, government officials are held to the highest standard of morality, and bizarre-looking creatures called 'Scorpiondogs' dominate wildlife preserves. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Schiaparelli's national animal is the Scorpion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Schiaparelli is ranked 35,768^th in the world and 540^th in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 779.36 pounds of wildlife per square mile.