The State of Broken Ridge is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and complete absence of social welfare. The quiet, industrious population of 38.367 billion Broken Ridgeans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 8.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Broken Ridgean economy, worth a remarkable 1,443 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,631 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

All tariffs have been abolished, the nation's favourite colour is gold (Broken Ridge has found 1 easter egg), Broken Ridge has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and the Governor has just been declared ruler of Broken Ridge in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Broken Ridge's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Broken Ridge is ranked 158,959^th in the world and 140^th in State for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 71.13 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.