The Incorporated States of NSC53 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.509 billion NSC53ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 85.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient NSC53ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,271 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 169,391 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Arthritic surgeons with tremulous fingers reassure patients that they are in safe hands, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and children's books regularly feature formerly distressed damsels suing their princes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. NSC53's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

NSC53 is ranked 55,886^th in the world and 1,905^th in Two for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 1,363.39 on the Societal Mobility Rating.