The Pale Turquoise Node of Node Pale Turquoise is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, smutty television, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.61 billion Node Pale Turquoiseans 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 45.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Node Pale Turquoisean economy, worth 490 trillion Nodecoins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 106,406 Nodecoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends millions of Nodecoins every year prosecuting spammers, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, the price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm, and people are turning themselves into worm food. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Pale Turquoise's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Pale Turquoise is ranked 29,857^th in the world and 26^th in The Node for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 51.46 on the Kitten Softness Rating.