The United States of Euro 129 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its teetotalling pirates, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.674 billion Euro 129ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 59.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Euro 129ian economy, worth 760 trillion Cards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 113,973 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens tint their front windows to avoid starring in the 'TV Detector Patrol Unit' documentary, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists, the news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears, and the sick and dying are locked in their homes with a red "X" painted on the front door. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Euro 129's national animal is the Raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Euro 129 is ranked 56,982^nd in the world and 564^th in Memeland United for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.43 law-abiding acts per hour.