The Federation of Engine Unions is a huge, socially progressive nation, ruled by Mr Chairman with an even hand, and renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, flagrant waste-dumping, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 826 million Engine Unionists are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Education and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Union Street. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Engine Unionist economy, worth 117 trillion Union State Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 141,949 Union State Dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 869,637 per year while the poor average 10,169, a ratio of 85.5 to 1.

One man's trash is another company's tax break, the government response to disaster victims starving for bread is "let them eat stale cake", only the wealthy vote, and passive-aggressive congratulations cards inform mums-to-be that their pregnancy is their greatest achievement in life. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Engine Unions's national animal is the beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Engine Unions is ranked 287,049^th in the world and 4,229^th in The North Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 0.85 average smiles per day.