The Stratocracy of The New North American Union is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by President Athena Autumn with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.349 billion Americans 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washington DC. The average income tax rate is 51.2%.

The frighteningly efficient American economy, worth 872 trillion US Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 137,446 US Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces, crimes are difficult to stop as most of the police force is stuck in traffic, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The New North American Union's national animal is the Bald Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is American Civil Religion.

The New North American Union is ranked 131,349^th in the world and 6^th in Americana for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 796.36 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.