The Holy White Line Fever of I 39 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Eisenhower with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.252 billion Highwaymen are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rockford. The average income tax rate is 59.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Roadworthy economy, worth a remarkable 1,098 trillion tolls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Uranium Mining, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Gambling. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 97,631 tolls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping, some magnifier-wielding Highwaymen say Eisenhower seems a little lacking in something, jumping in puddles after rainstorms has become an indoor activity, and war is made in the name of love. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. I 39's national animal is the Sable, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Constructionist.

I 39 is ranked 276,356^th in the world and 10,356^th in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 6.23 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.