The Incorporated States of Spoyle is a tiny, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its complete lack of public education, suspicion of poets, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10 million Spoyleans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals is primarily concerned with Defense, with Healthcare and Education also on the agenda, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. Income tax is unheard of.

The strong Spoylean economy, worth 564 billion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 56,361 dollars, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 346,722 per year while the poor average 3,995, a ratio of 86.8 to 1.

Stocks go up when the internet says so, the nation's peacekeeping efforts usually come with a healthy dose of pillaging, one year's corporation tax from three international megacorporations has funded one dozen shiny black pencils for Leader's office, and inter-species marriages are ignored by the government. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Spoyle's national animal is the ostrich, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Spoyle is ranked 302,483^rd in the world and 5,959^th in eta for Highest Poor Incomes, with 3,995.8 Standard Monetary Units.