The United States of The Free States of Gotham is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Bruce Wayne with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, national health service, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 12.35 billion Free States of Gothamians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gotham City. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Free States of Gothamian economy, worth a remarkable 2,463 trillion Bottle Caps a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 199,476 Bottle Caps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins, there is an abondance of ackawi and zartschmelzend in every Free States of Gothamian grocery store, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, and groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Free States of Gotham's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Free States of Gotham is ranked 371^st in the world and 8^th in the West Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 15,682.87 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.