The Democratic Republic of Common States is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Paris Jones with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, free-roaming dinosaurs, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate population of 5.277 billion Common Statesians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Unity City. The average income tax rate is 87.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Common Statesian economy, worth 948 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 179,769 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Emergency responders spend more time in the air than giving air, the nation's infamous boot camp is more brutal than most battlefields, jokes told in elementary school often come back to haunt politicians, and the right to counsel goes both ways. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Common States's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Freedom of Religion.

Common States is ranked 10,245^th in the world and 7^th in United Commonwealth for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 5,452.23 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.