The United States of Santa Barbara-CA- is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.236 billion Santa Barbara-CA-ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Santa Barbara-CA-ian economy, worth 596 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,875 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, five-year-olds chanting "Little Miss Muffet" are accused of bullying arachnophobes, being nicknamed "Orange Face" has done Leader's credibility no favours, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Santa Barbara-CA- to be bombproof. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Santa Barbara-CA-'s national animal is the bald eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Santa Barbara-CA- is ranked 119,222^nd in the world and 22^nd in Aerospace for Largest Populations, with 4.24 billion capita.