The State of Peterburg is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 28.213 billion Peterburgians 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, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.7%.

The very strong Peterburgian economy, worth 785 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 27,841 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 189,288 per year while the poor average 1,495, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, Peterburg has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Peterburg in an international press conference, and a major religion has been named as Peterburg's national religion. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Peterburg's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Peterburg is ranked 155,899^th in the world and 1^st in St Petersburg for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 71.76 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.