The Colony of 1050043 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its public floggings, rampant corporate plagiarism, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.026 billion 1050043ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 42.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse 1050043ian economy, worth 616 trillion 131514525s 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. 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 an impressive 102,378 131514525s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar, the government is hungry to spread communism beyond the nation's borders, frustrated women are overjoyed at the provision of communal washing machines, and convicted crypto-miners are sent to the salt mines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 1050043's national animal is the 1951822112, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

1050043 is ranked 262,746^th in the world and 1,619^th in 105 for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 41.76 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.