The Federation of The United States Of Harbinger is a massive, safe nation, ruled by President Don McFallen with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.896 billion United States Of Harbingerians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington DZ. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.9%.

The frighteningly efficient United States Of Harbingerian economy, worth 199 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 105,473 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 306,456 per year while the poor average 28,729, a ratio of 10.7 to 1.

Denied drugs and entertainment the nation's youth are taking to petty crime to alleviate their boredom, muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, and fast food restaurants everywhere are under the control of a gigantic government corporation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The United States Of Harbinger's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Followers of Christ.

The United States Of Harbinger is ranked 41,156^th in the world and 884^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 77.3 law-abiding acts per hour.