The Armed Republic of CR44 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its teetotalling pirates, zero percent divorce rate, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 5.679 billion CR44ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.5%.

The frighteningly efficient CR44ian economy, worth 808 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 142,280 cards, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

An enormous health awareness programme is underway, drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government, opening a bad email attachment can be a major felony, and there's more vermin than ever on the metro. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CR44's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

CR44 is ranked 285,404^th in the world and 1,460^th in Two for Nicest Citizens, with 0.29 average smiles per day.