The Commonwealth of Card Season 256 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.98 billion Card Season 256ians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 27.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Card Season 256ian economy, worth 108 trillion legendaries a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,419 legendaries, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government is denying reports that criminals injected with experimental drugs have turned into monstrous supervillains, if you go into the woods today you're sure of a big surprise, the military struggles with recruitment, and animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Season 256's national animal is the legendary, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Card Season 256 is ranked 206,835^th in the world and 1,136^th in TPFKAQ for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 36.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.