The Old Holy Jeffries Freeway of I 96 is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Eisenhower with an even hand, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 11.065 billion Highwaymen 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Detroit. The average income tax rate is 40.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,153 trillion tolls a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 104,203 tolls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The new airport at Mr. Giles' farm is panicking his sheep, every fourth child is born with flippers instead of hands, the national sporting identity is represented by a talking burger and a singing smartphone, and rumor has it that the government was paid off by the mob to allow casinos to reopen. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. I 96's national animal is the Sierra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 96 is ranked 196,215^th in the world and 8,548^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.03 law-abiding acts per hour.