The United States of Light lighting is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 284 million Light lightingians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.2%.

The strong Light lightingian economy, worth 15.4 trillion Blocks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 54,071 Blocks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 170,130 per year while the poor average 13,148, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Light lightingian politicians, and the government funds private schools for intellectually gifted children. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Light lighting's national animal is the KFC, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Light lighting is ranked 231,404^th in the world and 5^th in Beepercers for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -3.16 on the Clooney Contribution Index.