The Armed Republic of 5th Fleet is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 9.762 billion 5th Fleetians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 9.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong 5th Fleetian economy, worth 609 trillion Armor-Piercing Shells a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 62,432 Armor-Piercing Shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, military spending recently hit a new high, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and tech-mad citizens think that the laser-powered bread-slicer uPhone App is the coolest thing since sliced bread. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force. 5th Fleet's national animal is the Supercarrier, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

5th Fleet is ranked 189,095^th in the world and 15^th in J o Jian Military Network for Lowest Crime Rates, with 57.67 law-abiding acts per hour.