The State of Direccio is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.885 billion Direccioans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Public Transport, and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The strong Direccioan economy, worth 863 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 51,135 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 347,661 per year while the poor average 2,747, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The streets are increasingly clogged with poverty-stricken beggars, the military is on a massive recruiting drive in advance of an invasion of Brasilistan, troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean, and nation-building is the new national pastime. Crime is a major problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Direccio's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Direccio is ranked 288,186^th in the world and 9^th in Kansas for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.94 law-abiding acts per hour.