The United States of The Free States of Gotham is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Bruce Wayne with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, soft-spoken computers, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 18.387 billion Free States of Gothamians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gotham City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Free States of Gothamian economy, worth a remarkable 3,822 trillion Bottle Caps a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 207,871 Bottle Caps, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor, the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, and The Pipe Bomb Makers' Pop-Up Book can be found in preschool libraries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Free States of Gotham's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Free States of Gotham is ranked 1,749^th in the world and 26^th in the West Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 72.28 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.