The United and Free States of Unterlander is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by the Patriots with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.029 billion Unterlanderians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stadt von Neu Manhattan. The average income tax rate is 42.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Unterlanderian economy, worth 386 trillion marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 76,891 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses, money can't buy happiness but it can buy immunity to prosecution, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back, and cyclists spend more time unlocking their bicycles than they do cycling. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Unterlander's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Protestantism.

Unterlander is ranked 73,946^th in the world and 2,135^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 69.47 law-abiding acts per hour.