The State of Espirit is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 27.225 billion Espiritians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The powerhouse Espiritian economy, worth a remarkable 1,291 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 47,430 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 162,723 per year while the poor average 10,146, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, Espirit has designated Westminster as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Espirit in an international press conference. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Espirit's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Espirit is ranked 126,257^th in the world and 7^th in London for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.