The Pegasus of Guard 20 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 27.43 billion Guard 20ians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 50.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Guard 20ian economy, worth 534 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 19,486 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guard 20's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Guard 20 is ranked 318,734^th in the world and 1^st in The Twilight Zone for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.