The Turquoise Node of Node Turquoise is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical, devout population of 4.597 billion Node Turquoiseans 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, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Node Turquoisean economy, worth 605 trillion Nodecoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 131,821 Nodecoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Legend has it Leader's shower singing echoes through the halls of government, there's a hole in the heart of every Node Turquoisean city, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, and industry leaders commend the government for enacting an emissions reduction strategy that reduces no Node Turquoisean emissions at all. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Node Turquoise's national animal is the Circuit, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Node Turquoise is ranked 55,412^th in the world and 88^th in The Node for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,810.42 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.