The State of NYS is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.8 billion NYSians 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, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The powerhouse NYSian economy, worth 831 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 49,478 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 336,391 per year while the poor average 2,658, a ratio of 126 to 1.

All tariffs have been abolished, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, NYS has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of NYS in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. NYS's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

NYS is ranked 288,463^rd in the world and 631^st in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.52 law-abiding acts per hour.