The United States of Ember C is a colossal, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 4.08 billion Ember Cians 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, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 16.9%.

The strong Ember Cian economy, worth 199 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 48,780 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign spirits are hard to find due to an abundance of "Cletus and Jim Bob's Homemade Ember Cian Moonshine", a major religion has been named as Ember C's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Ember C in an international press conference, and Ember C has designated Ember C City as its capital city. Crime is moderate. Ember C's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ember C is ranked 124,270^th in the world and 17^th in Antisipation Refounded for Nicest Citizens, with 13 average smiles per day.