The United States of Printer988 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, zero percent divorce rate, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.372 billion Printer988ians 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 88.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Printer988ian economy, worth 824 trillion cards a year, is 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 153,518 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Stockbrokers dream of getting rich by writing textbooks, the government is engaging in an agricultural trade war with Maxtopia, citizens complain about a burning sensation after bathing, and moonshine has made a resurgence. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer988's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Printer988 is ranked 275,496^th in the world and 1,589^th in Two for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 34.54 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.