The Non-Stop Incinerator of Card Cleaver is a huge, safe nation, notable for its digital currency, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 781 million Card Cleavers love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bardcoard. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Cleavage economy, worth 70.2 trillion card scaps a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 89,864 card scaps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

White strait-jackets are the new orange jumpsuits, they say that Card Cleavers made a dessert and called it peace, pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, and children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Cleaver's national animal is the paper tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Card Cleaver is ranked 98,113^th in the world and 17^th in Trading Cards for Most Corrupt Governments, with 13.57 kickbacks per hour.