The Incorporated States of NSC3 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 7.465 billion NSC3ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 84.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC3ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,239 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 165,994 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The legislature keeps promising "more study" of corruption allegations against the parliamentary whip system, euthanasia is illegal, the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents, and baby boys who pick up pink crayons are sent to a psychiatric ward. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC3's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC3 is ranked 12,015^th in the world and 1,549^th in Two for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 6,854.75 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.