The Republic of Card Farmer 723 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, pith helmet sales, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 4.55 billion Card Farmer 723ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Card Farmer 723ian economy, worth 616 trillion cards a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 135,526 cards, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 395,351 per year while the poor average 36,709, a ratio of 10.8 to 1.

The statue in the Smit Plaza has a solar panel for a hat, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, teachers are dying as they attempt to read 500 word essays without pausing for breath, and singing in public is only allowed if you are singing the praise of the Motherland. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Farmer 723's national animal is the farming, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Card Farmer 723 is ranked 249,299^th in the world and 3,484^th in Birb for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -10 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.