The Incorporated States of NSCO5 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.004 billion NSCO5ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 78.0%.

The frighteningly efficient NSCO5ian economy, worth 756 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 125,983 cards, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

Vital intelligence-gathering activities are put on hold as agents return home for seduction training and advanced poker instruction, economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, female restaurant chefs are not allowed to have male customers, and blind dates tend to result in bruised shins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSCO5's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSCO5 is ranked 284,208^th in the world and 1,106^th in Two for Most Armed, with 0.14 weapons per person.