The State of El Santiago de Compostela is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service, complete lack of public education, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 19.336 billion El Santiago de Compostelans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dominion Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The powerhouse El Santiago de Compostelan economy, worth a remarkable 1,013 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is 52,395 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 198,038 per year while the poor average 9,644, a ratio of 20.5 to 1.

All tariffs have been abolished, military spending recently hit a new high, the police force is on a recruitment drive, and El Santiago de Compostela has designated Dominion Heights as its capital city. Crime is a problem. El Santiago de Compostela's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

El Santiago de Compostela is ranked 170,704^th in the world and 356^th in 0000 for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 56.57 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.