The Cyan-Depleted Cartridges of Printer657 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.434 billion Printer657ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 90.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Printer657ian economy, worth 864 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 159,050 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, the fire protection service is wholly government-funded, adverts proclaim it has to be healthy if the Mornay uses hand-grated Gallopavian Gruyère, and birds and children's kites are regularly brought down by anti-aircraft fire. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer657's national animal is the legendary, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Printer657 is ranked 259,027^th in the world and 114^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 43.04 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.