The Bisque Node of Node Bisque is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 4.566 billion Node Bisqueans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Bisquean economy, worth 562 trillion Nodecoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 123,181 Nodecoins, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, employees who skip lunch to avoid sub-par cafeteria food risk getting fired, the armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, and ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Bisque's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Bisque is ranked 45,801^st in the world and 28^th in The Node for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,190.76 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.