The Community of CartAgRiem 020 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.071 billion CartAgRiem 020ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 59.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse CartAgRiem 020ian economy, worth 681 trillion Banks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,471 Banks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Beaches are empty as the shark population multiplies exponentially, giant beards and handlebar moustaches are increasingly popular, international tensions are high as CartAgRiem 020 threatens any government with the audacity to arrest its citizens, and Big Brother is still watching even when your big brother is dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CartAgRiem 020's national animal is the dead parrot, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

CartAgRiem 020 is ranked 225,544^th in the world and 8,401^st in Lazarus for Highest Food Quality, scoring 9.71 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.