The Republic of ARF Trooper 18 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its closed borders, frequent executions, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 1.531 billion ARF Trooper 18ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 36.9%.

The ARF Trooper 18ian economy, worth 62.2 trillion Credits a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,619 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

People with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals, oilmen are in the business of greasing people's palms, demand for night vision goggles and boat engine mufflers has spiked, and prime real estate is devoted to wind farms and solar energy generators. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ARF Trooper 18's national animal is the Droid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

ARF Trooper 18 is ranked 271,778^th in the world and 4,965^th in eta for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -4.9 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.