The United States of Santo Espirito is a small, genial nation, renowned for its smutty television, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 32 million Santo Espiritoans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.5%.

The very strong Santo Espiritoan economy, worth 1.92 trillion Machadinhos a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 60,098 Machadinhos, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 178,429 per year while the poor average 15,880, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

City budgets are spent entirely on supporting the town royalty, a sledgehammer and a spray can are seen as the default tools of political debate, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, and students do more community service than homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Santo Espirito's national animal is the Cachorro caramelo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Santo Espirito is ranked 229,089^th in the world and 23^rd in RIUVV for Largest Black Market, with 2.10 billion Standard Monetary Units.