The United States of MAX33 is a tiny, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working population of 10 million MAX33ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 45.0%.

The strong MAX33ian economy, worth 592 billion USDS a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 59,212 USDS, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in MAX33 City for fear of causing a fuss, kids loitering near lawns has been declared a national emergency, shivering secretaries type letters under torrential downpours in open-roof offices, and the military's newest anti-tank strategy is throwing a landmine like a frisbee. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. MAX33's national animal is the human, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

MAX33 is ranked 46,064^th in the world and 1^st in kello for Nicest Citizens, with 18.02 average smiles per day.