The Incorporated States of NSC144 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.032 billion NSC144ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 83.1%.

The frighteningly efficient NSC144ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,090 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 180,775 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 654,901 per year while the poor average 35,575, a ratio of 18.4 to 1.

The government has pledged that not one drop of its citizens' blood will be spilt, new mothers can pay for their weekly grocery shop with a bottle of breast milk, Blueriver mercenaries routinely do the army's dirty work, and therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC144's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC144 is ranked 276,875^th in the world and 1,861^st in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 33.18 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.