The State of Eldridge Stephens is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.029 billion Eldridge Stephensians 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 Education, although Defense and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong Eldridge Stephensian economy, worth 637 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 39,777 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 256,368 per year while the poor average 2,493, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Eldridge Stephens's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Eldridge Stephens is ranked 203,413^th in the world and 578^th in 0000 for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.37 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.