The Armeeoberkommando of 18th Army is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.006 billion Germans 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.4%.

The thriving German economy, worth 107 trillion Field Armies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Retail. Average income is 53,733 Field Armies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 184,347 per year while the poor average 11,495, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

Political commentators say that Leader's fruitcake plans are about to go pear-shaped, escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails', nervous homeowners have been blamed for rising death rates amongst carol singers and locksmiths, and holidays are regarded as the most miserable time of the year. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. 18th Army's national animal is the German Empire, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

18th Army is ranked 275,452^nd in the world and 22^nd in The Reich for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -8.54 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.