The United States of Printer524 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, anti-smoking policies, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.476 billion Printer524ians 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 Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 77.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Printer524ian economy, worth 736 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 134,542 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 410,376 per year while the poor average 34,212, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

The delay between passed legislation and real world implementation is often a decade or longer, seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu', drawing men's naughty bits isn't considered to be art, and small shoes often wash up on the beach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer524's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Printer524 is ranked 264,185^th in the world and 260^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 41.35 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.