The Republic of Factory Worker 44 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.95 billion Factory Worker 44ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 31.4%.

The strong Factory Worker 44ian economy, worth 283 trillion cards a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,725 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

The tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence', and boats straying just metres away from the shore will raise the ire of the Coast Guard. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Factory Worker 44's national animal is the cards, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Factory Worker 44 is ranked 119,643^rd in the world and 338^th in TPFKAQ for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 77.44 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.