The Grand Duchy of 90043 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, zero percent divorce rate, and national health service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.36 billion 90043ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient 90043ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,909 trillion 9003s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 184,295 9003s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, former bars are desperately trying to re-brand themselves as cafés, radio stations are forbidden to play anything with too much drum or bass, and Leader's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. 90043's national animal is the 9003, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

90043 is ranked 29,982^nd in the world and 1^st in What on Earth is this for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.74 law-abiding acts per hour.