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|[[Image:Flag_of_Springfield.jpg|150px|State flag of North Tacoma]]
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|colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|State Motto: ''Not just another state''
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|'''Capital'''|| [[List of fictional locations in The Simpsons#Capital City|Capital City]]
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|'''Largest city'''|| [[List of fictional locations in The Simpsons#Capital City|Capital City]]
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|'''Governor'''|| [[Mary Bailey]]
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|'''Known Congressional Representatives'''|| [[Rich Texan]] (Senator), [[Krusty|Herschel Pinkus Yerucham Krustofski]] (Representative)
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|'''Area''' ||
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|'''Highest point''' || 6144 m
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|'''Naming''' || N/A
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|'''Main Industry''' || Brewing, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Petrochemicals, Nuclear Power
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|'''Abbreviations - USPS''' || NT, TA, TK, USA
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|'''State Bird'''|| Potbellied sparrow
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|'''State Pasta'''|| Farfalle
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'''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 and 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; [[Capital City]], the largest city and capital of the state; the unpopular community of [[Stenchburg]]; and towns with the scary names of [[Terror Lake]], [[Cape Feare]], [[New Horrorfield]] and [[Screamville]] and chaste names of [[Frigid Falls]], [[Mount Seldom]] and [[Lake Flaccid]]. [[Catfish Lake]] is known for its fishing and marriage retreats.
==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 Beer|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 [[Montgomery Burns|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.
==Sports==
Coming soon...
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