The Republic of House of the Cards is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Frank with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.186 billion House of the Cardsians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 25.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong House of the Cardsian economy, worth 779 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Soda Sales. Average income is 48,179 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

House of the Cards has designated House of the Cards City as its capital city, all judiciary cases are decided in the court of public opinion, the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly, and the Federal Council of House of the Cards has been announced as the new Head of State. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. House of the Cards's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

House of the Cards is ranked 189,469^th in the world and 126^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 122.57 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.