The United Socialist States of Custodian 21 is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 25.952 billion Custodian 21ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 74.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Custodian 21ian economy, worth 399 trillion Partisans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 15,402 Partisans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Custodian 21's national animal is the Partisan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Custodian 21 is ranked 155,607^th in the world and 1^st in Nations inferior to the ROD for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 613.64 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.