The Socialist Republic of The American Continentes is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by The Marxist Liberation Party with an iron fist, and remarkable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 5.664 billion Greater 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nueva Republica. The average income tax rate is 94.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Greater American economy, worth a remarkable 1,016 trillion Libertadors a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 179,389 Libertadors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ratings for sitcom reruns are often much higher than election debates, 'A is for Annulment' is a popular children's song, document forgery is a critical skill for would-be politicians, and satellite images show safe electoral constituencies in complete darkness. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The American Continentes's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The American Continentes is ranked 5,856^th in the world and 29^th in The Internationale for Smartest Citizens, with 119.07 quips per hour.