The Incorporated States of The Southern Pacific Railroad is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, national health service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.772 billion Southern Pacific Railroadians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Southern Pacific Railroadian economy, worth 426 trillion US Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 113,062 US Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 361,333 per year while the poor average 26,875, a ratio of 13.4 to 1.

Southern Pacific Railroadians believe manners maketh the leader, the poor are often seen pale and dizzy after selling their blood to make ends meet, a light facial coating of soot is seen as the mark of an honest and hardworking man, and the most penniless demographics have by far the highest number of researchers per capita. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. The Southern Pacific Railroad's national animal is the EMD SD40R, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Southern Pacific Railroad is ranked 145,305^th in the world and 30^th in The Frontier Sea for Most Valuable International Artwork, with zero Bank.