The Commented Out Puppet of 0x23 is a colossal, cultured nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, zero percent divorce rate, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 8.158 billion 0x23ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Star City. The average income tax rate is 37.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse 0x23ian economy, worth 692 trillion Processor Cycles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,902 Processor Cycles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Explosive diarrhoea is not just a colorful phrase, tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, overcrowded buses are the new normal for suburban commuters, and computer users are buried daily in thousands of unsolicited emails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 0x23's national animal is the Process, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

0x23 is ranked 68,728^th in the world and 52^nd in Bytes for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 3,169.92 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.