The Commonwealth of Event Horizon 96 is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Dog population. The hard-working population of 3.496 billion Event Horizon 96ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 20.5%.

The Event Horizon 96ian economy, worth 146 trillion Yen a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. Average income is 41,920 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Event Horizon 96's national animal is the Dog.

Event Horizon 96 is ranked 201,928^th in the world and 8,853^rd in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 56.72 law-abiding acts per hour.