The Incorporated States of NSC171 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.237 billion NSC171ians 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 90.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC171ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,295 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 178,972 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, psychological disorders are a taboo subject, genetic researchers have been expelled, and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC171's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC171 is ranked 12,120^th in the world and 1,661^st in Two for Nudest, with 956.25 cheeks per square mile.