The Rogue Nation of Number Buffer is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by X with an even hand, and remarkable for its ban on automobiles, feral children, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 3.253 billion Number Bufferians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Exponential. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.3%.

The all-consuming Number Bufferian economy, worth 295 trillion Draconics a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 90,941 Draconics, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 386,695 per year while the poor average 13,774, a ratio of 28.1 to 1.

Preschoolers outnumber veteran politicians in government, students memorise knock-knock jokes for their mandatory twice-a-term Comedy Examinations, minor code style errors dull the house edge, and Number Bufferians also serve as great lightning rods. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Number Buffer's national animal is the Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Number Buffer is ranked 15,968^th in the world and 5^th in The Southern Lands for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,888.17 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.