The District of Driftwood State is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by privy council chairman with a fair hand, and notable for its suspicion of poets, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 26.006 billion districtors 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, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The very strong Driftwood Statean economy, worth a remarkable 1,106 trillion juno aurums a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 42,561 juno aurums, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 271,487 per year while the poor average 2,744, a ratio of 98.9 to 1.

The nation's police officers are famously miserable-looking, funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, underage drinkers are dragged through the streets and put in the stocks, and motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Driftwood State's national animal is the quick pink fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Driftwood State is ranked 46,463^rd in the world and 1^st in Vientiane for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 97.24 on the Bus Surprisal Index.