The Are You Ready To Rumble of I 59 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Eisenhower with an iron fist, and renowned for its complete lack of prisons, enslaved workforce, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 11.113 billion Highwaymen are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Birmingham. The average income tax rate is 54.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,259 trillion tolls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 113,294 tolls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, children asking questions about science are referred to relevant sections in religious texts, criminal convictions are routinely thrown out because the accused's grandmother didn't get to testify about their good character, and the government hopes that Federation janitors overhear all of the good gossip. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. I 59's national animal is the Barracuda, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 59 is ranked 194,600^th in the world and 7,884^th in Balder for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 260.45 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.