The Republic of Node 40 is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 148 million Node 40ians 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 large government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense, Environment, and Healthcare are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 38.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Node 40ian economy, worth 5.51 trillion Nas a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,235 Nas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The army insists there is nothing gay about men in uniforms rolling in the mud, cars are banned, the Node 40 City Prison Revue puts on a better stage show than anything in the Theatre District, and there's an aura of pseudoscience around academia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node 40's national animal is the Na, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node 40 is ranked 67,418^th in the world and 2,058^th in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 95.83 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.