The United States of Printer878 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its public floggings, prohibition of alcohol, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 5.402 billion Printer878ians 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. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 82.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Printer878ian economy, worth 823 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 152,477 cards, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

The Farmer's Almanac is the most popular college textbook, the government maintains a Department of Skulduggery, history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer878's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Printer878 is ranked 216,317^th in the world and 1,485^th in Two for Safest, scoring 29.21 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.