The Republic of ARC Trooper 1 is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working population of 1.393 billion ARC Trooper 1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 37.4%.

The ARC Trooper 1ian economy, worth 57.2 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,079 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

A speech a day keeps climate change away, it ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into ARC Trooper 1, love is a precious butterfly to be crushed under diplomatic protocol, and the election for Leader's office's janitor is heating up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ARC Trooper 1's national animal is the Droid, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

ARC Trooper 1 is ranked 246,169^th in the world and 3,583^rd in eta for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.58 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.