United States of Earth
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The United States of Earth is the fictional world government in the TV series Futurama.
The United States of Earth is a parody of the United States' sphere of influence, with numerous similarities. It is run by a presidential system (headed by the President of Earth), its capital is Washington, D.C., and its citizens are called Earthicans. Its flag looks like the flag of the United States, with a globe centered on the Western Hemisphere in place of the 50 stars. Politically, the U.S.E. is similar to that of the United States with a two-party system with a number of third parties. The two main parties are the Tastycrats and the Fingerlicans. Anyone who votes for third parties are regarded as 'weirdos and mutants'. The various sub-states are headed by governors, prime ministers and other similar leaders.
The head of Richard Nixon is elected President of Earth by exploiting the fact that Earthican law states that no body can be elected more than twice; he managed to run by putting his disembodied head on various robotic bodies. Usually, though, his head is shown without any body.
The U.S.E. is a very free place and extremely highly values liberty; According to Nixon, it is so free that people can even decide which hand to have their sex monitoring chip installed in. Earth's national holiday is "Freedom Day". The flag is often referred to affectionately as "Old Freebie".
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