The Commonwealth of Card grind 52 is a very large, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 173 million Card grind 52ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.0%.

The strong Card grind 52ian economy, worth 9.11 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 52,663 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 164,537 per year while the poor average 12,936, a ratio of 12.7 to 1.

International trade is a sticky issue, members of majority races are forced out of their homes to make way for Bigtopians, government officials frequently cut taxes as a distraction from antics with their secretaries, and the new hit series "Card grind 52's Got Trauma" has corporate executives fleeing the country. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Card grind 52's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Card grind 52 is ranked 257,245^th in the world and 6,277^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 1.44 flags saluted per person per day.