The United States of Printer550 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, triple-decker prams, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 5.478 billion Printer550ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 90.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Printer550ian economy, worth 716 trillion cards a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 130,789 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

A survey of the nation's rivers and children has shown that pesticide levels are at an all-time regional high, citizens are now allowed to discuss whether Leader is the greatest ruler ever or simply the greatest ruler of this generation, a shipwreck is everyone's fault but the captain's, and tower block residents are each held responsible for four square inches of front lawn. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer550's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Printer550 is ranked 131,620^th in the world and 262^nd in Two for Safest, scoring 67.7 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.