The Colony of An Example is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Card Factory Supervisor 1 with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 7.803 billion Exampleans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Conveyor Belt 3. The average income tax rate is 68.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Examplean economy, worth 739 trillion Lyudas a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,815 Lyudas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Eight-year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, conspiracy theorists allege Conveyor Belt 3's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, and children are sent to either religious or secular schools. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. An Example's national animal is the Blue-Tailed Sea Turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

An Example is ranked 150,171^st in the world and 4^th in Luminerran Card Factory for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 8,261.17 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.