Springfield's state
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| State Motto: Not just another state | ||
| Capital | Capital City | |
| Largest city | Capital City | |
| Governor | Mary Bailey | |
| Known Congressional Representatives | Rich Texan (Senator), Herschel Pinkus Yerucham Krustofski (Representative) | |
| Area | Kentucky | |
| Highest point | 6144 m | |
| Naming | N/A | |
| Main Industry | Brewing, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Petrochemicals, Nuclear Power | |
| Abbreviations - USPS | NT, TA, TK, USA | |
| State Bird | Potbellied sparrow | |
| State Pasta | Farfalle | |
Springfield's state, the name of which is never mentioned, is the state that the city of Springfield in the The Simpsons is located in. The state capital is Capital City. It is bordered by Maine, Kentucky, Nevada, and Ohio.
History
The state was founded by circus freaks, and was believed to be the location of New Sodom, due to misinterpreting a passage in the Bible. Settlers heading for the New Sodom instead however founded Springfield, built on Puritan values, and Shelbyville, built on marriage between cousins.
The state has a Springfield County in which the city of Springfield is located. There is also a Swartzwelder County which borders Springfield County. There also the very rural Spittle County, which claims to be the birthplace of the loogie. Other cities in the state include: Cypress Creek, founded by the Globex Corporation; Ogdenville, famous for its outlet malls and monorail; Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport, allegedly America's scrod basket; and Capital City, apparently the largest city in the state. Catfish Lake is known for its fishing and marriage retreats. There is also the unpopular community of Stenchburg. There are also the towns with the scary names of Terror Lake, Cape Fear, New Horrorfield, and Screamville. Also there are towns with the chaste names of Frigid Falls, Mount Seldom and Lake Flaccid.
Economy
The state is made up of mainly agricultural land, with occasional large cities such as Capital City and small and medium-sized towns such as Springfield. The farms mainly grow corn, livestock, dairy, fruit, cotton, tobacco, and tomacco, while within the cities, the main industries are brewing by the Duff and Fudd beer corporations, coal mining, casinos, manufacture of boxes, pillows, food, copper, iron, steel, industrial equipment, dangerous chemicals and retail. This balance means that most of the population works in low paid jobs, mostly blue collar.
Despite this, several wealthy citizens exist, most famously Charles Montgomery Burns (a utilities magnate), Aristotle Amadopoulos (another utilities magnate), Hank Scorpio (a crime lord who would later seize the Eastern Seaboard) and Artie Ziff (an entrepreneur).
The state features at least two international airports: Springfield Airport and Capital City Airport. Springfield also has a nuclear power plant, a naval base, an army base and an air force base, providing jobs.
The state includes both areas of high wealth (the former Old Springfield, the center of Capital City), and slum areas (Capital City outskirts, New Springfield). Because of this, the state becomes very polarized, with constant feuds between upper and lower class citizens over issues as petty as telephone area codes.
Geography
The state is heavily polluted due to years of lax controls, corrupt government, greedy business and Mafia influence. Toxic waste is crammed into every crack, and Lake Springfield contains mutated three-eyed fish. Despite this, the state has a wide array of wildlife, including grizzly bears, bald eagles, and manatees.
The terrain of the state is varied; it is a coastal state with desert and badlands, mountain ranges almost as high as Mount Everest, lush forest, valleys, plains and huge areas of farmland.
The state is a northern state that was on the Union side during the Civil War - the fact that the state flag has a Confederate flag on it makes it all the more embarrassing for the state's population.
Politics
The matriarchal and revered Mary Bailey, first seen as the incumbent Governor in "Two Cars In Every Garage, Three Eyes On Every Fish", could be seen as loosely based on 1980s Kentucky Democratic Governor Martha Layne Collins. The current Mayor is Joe Quimby (Diamond Joe). He is woman-izing, scandalous, bribe-taking politician. Joe will help anyone who has a few bucks to put toward his "campaign". He is often accompanied by dumb stacked blondes. His catch-phrase is "vote Quimby". Joe has a very "Kennedy-esque" voice.
Education
The state follows a standard education system, with elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools. However, the state has a very low education budget; schools can only afford to buy books other schools have banned, they are forced to cancel all artistic and physical education, and must rent out classrooms as prison cells to make ends meet. The most extreme example of this is Springfield Elementary School, which was moved from Missouri brick by brick after reaching bottom of the state league table. The state is also home to Springfield University, Springfield A&M (which was founded by a cow), and the unfortunately-acronymed Springfield Heights Institute of Technology.
Transport
The state has a comprehensive Interstate Highway system, linking to Oregon, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas and "some other state." Interstate 95 was depicted in one of the episodes. The area also has a good rail network, with both passenger and freight services. The area's several international airports also provide a strong transport link with destinations in the state, other US states, and the world.
Another, less orthodox system is the monorail system installed in Springfield, Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook, since closed for safety reasons.
