The Republic of Cardcoletor is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 18 million Cardcoletorians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.1%.

The very strong Cardcoletorian economy, worth 1.11 trillion Cards a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 61,523 Cards, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 345,587 per year while the poor average 5,417, a ratio of 63.8 to 1.

There is one competing standard, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, bureaucrats close new businesses for not complying with the Penguin Packaging Index, and a referendum must be held in order for any new law to be passed. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Cardcoletor's national animal is the Cards, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cardcoletor is ranked 65,489^th in the world and 9^th in Arakeia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 3,109.39 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.