The State of The Steel Works is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 11.286 billion Steel Worksians 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, prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.3%.

The strong Steel Worksian economy, worth 465 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 41,272 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 267,164 per year while the poor average 2,556, a ratio of 104 to 1.

A well-funded social safety net protects the unfortunate, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, and The Steel Works has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. The Steel Works's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

The Steel Works is ranked 51,096^th in the world and 1^st in Pittsburgh for Highest Food Quality, scoring 33.08 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.