The Queendom of Code248 is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, cynical population of 7.671 billion Code248ians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.5%.

The very strong Code248ian economy, worth 389 trillion yen a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. Average income is 50,812 yen, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

Libraries are now installed with jacuzzis and mini-bars, new pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, many in Code248 are born in the purple, and Code248 has designated Code248 City as its capital city. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Code248's national animal is the Klaxosaur, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Code248 is ranked 230,282^nd in the world and 68^th in The Peoples Republic Of Lazarus for Highest Poor Incomes, with 18,580.72 Standard Monetary Units.