The Grand Duchy of 17th Cassowary Batallion is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 3.333 billion 17th Cassowary Batallionians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient 17th Cassowary Batallionian economy, worth 133 trillion euros a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,955 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 17th Cassowary Batallion's national animal is the cassowary, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

17th Cassowary Batallion is ranked 209,071^st in the world and 3,181^st in Artificial Solar System for Nudest, with 105.75 cheeks per square mile.