The United States of Printer532 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its public floggings, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.491 billion Printer532ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 78.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Printer532ian economy, worth 722 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 131,653 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Ports have ground to a halt as no boat can reach them without trespassing, attempted suicide is punishable by public hanging, every new toxic waste dump comes with a seal of approval from the government's science advisor, and military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer532's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Printer532 is ranked 273,271^st in the world and 1,105^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 36.67 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.