The Society of Card Gardens is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Giovanniland with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, otherworldly petting zoo, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The hard-nosed population of 7.948 billion Gardeners have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of World Collection Center. The average income tax rate is 48.7%.

The powerhouse Gardener economy, worth 674 trillion Cards a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,811 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Hundreds of subterranean tunnels are being built as part of "Project Morlock", love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans, and a PhD just ain't what it used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Card Gardens's national animal is the Gardens, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Card Farming.

Card Gardens is ranked 98,929^th in the world and 4^th in Card Gardens for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 166,065 Standard Monetary Units.