The Democracy of United States Of Wither is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Dragonite the IV with a fair hand, and notable for its public floggings, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 908 million Withers love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Desmond City. The average income tax rate is 27.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong a Wither economy, worth 56.8 trillion Wither Bucks a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,576 Wither Bucks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nations that kill a Wither can expect a strongly worded letter, extraordinary tribunals try accused financial criminals, the government is spending millions on renovating the public transportation system, and Dragonite the IV's told that love often manifests itself through homicidal four-lettered litanies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. United States Of Wither's national animal is the Hounding Wither Terrier, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

United States Of Wither is ranked 181,418^th in the world and 451^st in The Wellspring for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 18.82 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.