The Incorporated States of NSC19 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, unlimited-speed roads, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.103 billion NSC19ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 87.6%.

The frighteningly efficient NSC19ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,063 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 174,274 cards, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Bicyclists are banned from major roads, the government subsidises medicines of mass destruction, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, and new mothers can pay for their weekly grocery shop with a bottle of breast milk. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC19's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

NSC19 is ranked 32,201^st in the world and 510^th in Two for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 209.54 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.