The Cadet Blue Node of Node Cadet Blue is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its ritual sacrifices, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.612 billion Node Cadet Blueans 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Cadet Bluean economy, worth 537 trillion Nodecoins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 116,611 Nodecoins, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

It isn't a secret plot without caviar and foie gras, people boast about their low income on their dating profiles, lifeguards are more concerned with watching for sharks than struggling swimmers, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been banned for advocating gluttony. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Cadet Blue's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Cadet Blue is ranked 32,034^th in the world and 47^th in The Node for Largest Black Market, with 53.9 trillion Standard Monetary Units.