The Armed Republic of CR5 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, parental licensing program, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.74 billion CR5ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 87.1%.

The frighteningly efficient CR5ian economy, worth 920 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 160,441 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, environmental protestors are being rounded up and taken away in sinister black vans as a massive land development campaign gets underway, retirement apartments house giggling grannies who delightedly watch blank TVs all day long, and postmen have been arrested in job lots for selling junk mail as home insulation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CR5's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

CR5 is ranked 1,525^th in the world and 38^th in Two for Highest Poor Incomes, with 88,424.5 Standard Monetary Units.