The United States of Northwestern Union is a massive, genial nation, notable for its burgeoning eagle population. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 1.262 billion Northwesterners are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Columbus. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.

The strong Northwestern economy, worth 85.8 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Cheese Exports, and Gambling. Average income is 67,980 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.3 times as much as the poorest.

Northwestern Union has designated Columbus as its capital city, comatose jurors are the defense's favorite, all footpaths have tollbooths, and the state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Northwestern Union's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Northwestern Union is ranked 143,937^th in the world and 28^th in North America for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 421.7 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.