The Republic of Factory Worker 73 is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and frequent executions. The hard-working, cynical population of 8.606 billion Factory Worker 73ians 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 large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 53.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Factory Worker 73ian economy, worth 574 trillion cards a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 66,760 cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches, you can bet your bottom dollar that gambling will cost you an arm and a leg, a rolling news ticker tape of disclaimers runs across the bottom of the screen on all TV shows, and fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Factory Worker 73's national animal is the cards, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Factory Worker 73 is ranked 51,497^th in the world and 417^th in Brest Oblast for Largest Black Market, with 14.9 trillion Standard Monetary Units.