The Society of Card Gardens is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Giovanniland with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 7.519 billion Gardeners have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of World Collection Center. The average income tax rate is 47.0%.

The powerhouse Gardener economy, worth 629 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,655 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Well-off serial killers write monthly checks to avoid jail time, the men in trenchcoats hanging around playgrounds are actually police officers, women no longer need to pepper conversations with incessant references to fictitious husbands, and the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Gardens's national animal is the Gardens, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Card Farming.

Card Gardens is ranked 246,194^th in the world and 13^th in Card Gardens for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -6.32 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.