The Borderlands of N16487 is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 6.113 billion N16487ians 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 77.7%.

The frighteningly efficient N16487ian economy, worth 766 trillion nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns a year, is dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 125,336 nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 393,046 per year while the poor average 30,623, a ratio of 12.8 to 1.

Immigrant herding has become a national pastime, citizens who plan overseas vacations are barred from running for political office, politicians can be seen taking candy from babies, and even secular N16487ians are shouting "Blessed are the cheesemakers!". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. N16487's national animal is the nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

N16487 is ranked 276,002^nd in the world and 9,938^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 34.54 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.