The Matriarchy of Card Demon 193 is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, ban on automobiles, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.869 billion Card Demon 193ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Card Demon 193ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,213 trillion Souls a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 154,248 Souls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The Department of Health is snowed under by requests for crisper ciabatta and tenderer tagliatelle, citizens are encouraged to report friends, family members or co-workers who seem depressed to the government for "counselling", lumberjacks only use certified eco-friendly chainsaws, and top gamblers bet against seedy hoopers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Demon 193's national animal is the Goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Card Demon 193 is ranked 31,322^nd in the world and 265^th in The Underworld of Hell for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 245.44 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.