The Ivory Node of Node Ivory is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The cynical, devout population of 4.545 billion Node Ivoryians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 50.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Node Ivoryian economy, worth 570 trillion Nodecoins a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 125,477 Nodecoins, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Code enforcement officers circle wealthy Node Ivoryians like vultures, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, and soldiers who shoot themselves in the foot are regarded as heroes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Ivory's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Ivory is ranked 57,467^th in the world and 95^th in The Node for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,756.98 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.