The Republic of I-96 is a titanic, socially progressive nation, notable for its stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 10.079 billion I-96ians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant I-96ian economy, worth 144 trillion cars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 14,345 cars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown. I-96's national animal is the driver.

I-96 is ranked 77,055^th in the world and 1^st in Interstate 96 for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 37.93 on the Bus Surprisal Index.