The Theocracy of Spira is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-working, devout population of 1.193 billion Spirans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.8%.

The Spiran economy, worth 61.7 trillion gils a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 51,679 gils, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and military spending is on the increase. Crime is relatively low. Spira's national animal is the chocobo, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Spira is ranked 207,499^th in the world and 13^th in Iowa for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.8 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.