The United States of Printer816 is a colossal, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 5.304 billion Printer816ians 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, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 79.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Printer816ian economy, worth 698 trillion cards a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 131,613 cards, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, farmers are complaining that the buzzing and the sparks from the nearby MagRail are blighting their crops, the consent form for routine blood pressure measurement has been nominated for the 'Novel Of The Year' award, and there's more vermin than ever on the metro. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Printer816's national animal is the legendary, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Printer816 is ranked 286,263^rd in the world and 1,819^th in Two for Nicest Citizens, with 0.28 average smiles per day.