The Protectorate of Cards of Eagles 2 is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Defender with an even hand, and notable for its disturbing lack of elderly people, compulsory vegetarianism, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 8.009 billion Cards of Eagles 2ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Defenderville. The average income tax rate is 48.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Cards of Eagles 2ian economy, worth 505 trillion dollars 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 a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. 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 63,057 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hordes of faceless civil servants are running cities, morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, and counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cards of Eagles 2's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Defenderism.

Cards of Eagles 2 is ranked 65,739^th in the world and 5^th in The Middle Pacific for Largest Populations, with 8.01 billion capita.