The Weed Whites and Wine of I 44 is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Eiserhower with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 11.047 billion Highwaymen are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulsa. The average income tax rate is 55.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,037 trillion tolls a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is 93,886 tolls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

People who do not complete their community service are sentenced to more community service, the Stingray stadiums are open 24/7, the richest individuals apparently buy nothing but noodles and toilet paper, and citizens try to pass off bottlecaps they found in their backyards as historical artifacts. Crime is almost non-existent. I 44's national animal is the Stingray, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 44 is ranked 168,312^th in the world and 7,526^th in Balder for Lowest Crime Rates, with 59.43 law-abiding acts per hour.