The Republic of Card Farmer 497 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 7.103 billion Card Farmer 497ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 55.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Card Farmer 497ian economy, worth 953 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,222 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Giant no-kill traps baited with Bapst Red Ribbon and vintage bicycles have been popping up in back alleys nationwide, fraternities are notorious for drunken hooliganism, the nation is now proudly cholera-free, and public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Farmer 497's national animal is the farming, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Card Farmer 497 is ranked 263,002^nd in the world and 3,187^th in Birb for Most Beautiful Environments, with 6.01 pounds of wildlife per square mile.