The United States of Printer588 is a colossal, orderly nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 6.936 billion Printer588ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 88.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Printer588ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,300 trillion cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 187,441 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Costumed characters wearing Maxtopian Grass leaves remind citizens that the government now sells the green stuff, children fear compulsory visits to their spiritual advisors more than the dentist, jaywalking is punishable by public flogging, and RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer588's national animal is the legendary, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Printer588 is ranked 37,159^th in the world and 2,165^th in Two for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 5,014.13 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.