The Armed Republic of 1st Artillery Regiment is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 1.164 billion 1st Artillery Regimentians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.5%.

The very strong 1st Artillery Regimentian economy, worth 55.2 trillion marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 47,461 marks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 218,676 per year while the poor average 6,233, a ratio of 35.1 to 1.

Companies balk at paying their workers, 1% of global paper production is bound for the National Archive, mechanics are often exhausted by their work, and the government is ignoring the latest terrorist atrocities in 1st Artillery Regiment City for fear of causing a fuss. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem. 1st Artillery Regiment's national animal is the swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

1st Artillery Regiment is ranked 234,706^th in the world and 41^st in Deutschland for Most Beautiful Environments, with 373.82 pounds of wildlife per square mile.