The United Kingdom of 5th Navel Task force is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 916 million 5th Navel Task forceans 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 Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.7%.

The strong 5th Navel Task forcean economy, worth 49.0 trillion Eroes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 53,466 Eroes, with the richest citizens earning 9.0 times as much as the poorest.

Universities now offer degrees in cycling etiquette, eminent domain has been abolished, frequent fliers are obliged to submit to invasive security procedures by government security, and all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of 5th Navel Task force City. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 5th Navel Task force's national animal is the Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

5th Navel Task force is ranked 229,602^nd in the world and 1^st in Test region 878 for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 39.87 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.