The Republic of Memory Address 0x02 is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 625 million Memory Address 0x02ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 26.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Memory Address 0x02ian economy, worth 25.5 trillion Datas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,743 Datas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences", weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, and the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Memory Address 0x02's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Memory Address 0x02 is ranked 123,127^th in the world and 2^nd in Cat Cafe for Safest, scoring 74.03 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.