The Armed Republic of Cardmania90097 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its aversion to nipples, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.939 billion Cardmania90097ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 75.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cardmania90097ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,108 trillion Euros a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is an impressive 192,747 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, reports of arson have doubled since the introduction of a privatised fire protection service, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, and reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cardmania90097's national animal is the Giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Cardmania90097 is ranked 16,027^th in the world and 49^th in Lily for Lowest Crime Rates, with 93.18 law-abiding acts per hour.