The State of Springsteele is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 23.56 billion Springsteeleans 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 minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.0%.

The very strong Springsteelean economy, worth 950 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 40,330 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 274,199 per year while the poor average 2,167, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, all tariffs have been abolished, Springsteele has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Springsteele in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Springsteele's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Springsteele is ranked 287,387^th in the world and 7^th in Sarajevo for Lowest Crime Rates, with 36.04 law-abiding acts per hour.