The Republic of ARC Trooper 16 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, lack of airports, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 1.466 billion ARC Trooper 16ians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 37.7%.

The sizeable but inefficient ARC Trooper 16ian economy, worth 53.6 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,593 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, thieves claim they're simply working for the tax agency, former bars are desperately trying to re-brand themselves as cafés, and interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ARC Trooper 16's national animal is the Droid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

ARC Trooper 16 is ranked 265,785^th in the world and 8^th in The Southwestern Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 38.75 on the Kitten Softness Rating.