The Republic of USS Birmingham is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, renowned for its burgeoning squirrel population. The hard-working, cynical population of 9.727 billion USS Birminghamians are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The medium-sized, liberal, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 23.8%.

The USS Birminghamian economy, worth 401 trillion bitcoins a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Average income is 41,246 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate. USS Birmingham's national animal is the squirrel, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

USS Birmingham is ranked 227,012^th in the world and 1^st in green for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -4.47 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.