The Republic of House of the Cards is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 13.736 billion House of the Cardsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 25.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong House of the Cardsian economy, worth 680 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Soda Sales. Average income is 49,574 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Stoned tourists don't tend to remember much about their holidays here, House of the Cards has designated House of the Cards City as its capital city, all judiciary cases are decided in the court of public opinion, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. House of the Cards's national animal is the cobra, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

House of the Cards is ranked 56,441^st in the world and 1,342^nd in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 70 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.