The Republic of Knights Templar XIX is a massive, genial nation, notable for its parental licensing program, irreverence towards religion, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate population of 1.136 billion Knights Templar XIXians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 35.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Knights Templar XIXian economy, worth 58.2 trillion golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Cheese Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,258 golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories", edutainment video games are taking Knights Templar XIX's students to the next level, the government is spending billions of taxpayer golds to support "struggling" industries, and students do more community service than homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Knights Templar XIX's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Knights Templar XIX is ranked 75,120^th in the world and 1,287^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,913.13 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.