The Federation of Card Demon 257 is a mammoth, genial nation, renowned for its smutty television, prohibition of alcohol, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 5.072 billion Card Demon 257ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 75.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Card Demon 257ian economy, worth 657 trillion Souls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 129,559 Souls, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons, military pistols are more secure than the national treasury, prisons are filled with the cackles and sobs of a deranged inmate population, and families consisting of more than three people are forced to split up. 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 257's national animal is the Goat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Card Demon 257 is ranked 66,109^th in the world and 430^th in The Underworld of Hell for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 46.3 on the Kitten Softness Rating.