The Queendom of Code048 is a titanic, genial nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The quiet, industrious population of 10.099 billion Code048ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. The average income tax rate is 32.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Code048ian economy, worth 486 trillion yen a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,136 yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, student athletes gaze forlornly at abandoned black widowball fields, people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, and historical fiction has been banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Code048's national animal is the black widow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Code048 is ranked 38,053^rd in the world and 1^st in PollRegionia for Largest Black Market, with 34.2 trillion Standard Monetary Units.