The Confederacy of Cardmania9004 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, compulsory gun ownership, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.024 billion Cardmania9004ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 69.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Cardmania9004ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,087 trillion Monies a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 189,348 Monies, with the richest citizens earning 9.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up, and EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cardmania9004's national animal is the Zebra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cardmania9004 is ranked 27,732^nd in the world and 1^st in The Southern Alliance for Lowest Crime Rates, with 84.11 law-abiding acts per hour.