The Queendom of Code173 is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, daily referendums, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 9.13 billion Code173ians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.9%.

The very strong Code173ian economy, worth 559 trillion yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 61,249 yen, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 269,801 per year while the poor average 8,722, a ratio of 30.9 to 1.

The tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, Michelin-star chefs are being called on to prepare menus for six-year-olds, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, and former bars are desperately trying to re-brand themselves as cafés. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Code173's national animal is the Klaxosaur, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Code173 is ranked 273,307^th in the world and 124^th in The Peoples Republic Of Lazarus for Highest Poor Incomes, with 8,722.78 Standard Monetary Units.