The Republic of Springtime in New York is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its ritual sacrifices, avant-garde cinema, and zero percent divorce rate. The cynical, devout population of 2.002 billion Springtime in New Yorkians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 31.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Springtime in New Yorkian economy, worth 164 trillion francs a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 81,971 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Teachers regularly paddle unruly students, burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, only lightning has a chance of striking Leader twice, and kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Springtime in New York's national animal is the horse, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Springtime in New York is ranked 85,946^th in the world and 2^nd in SwoverLands for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 94.07 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.