The Republic of German Defence Force V is a massive, safe nation, notable for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.626 billion German Defence Force Vians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.2%.

The thriving German Defence Force Vian economy, worth 241 trillion Currencies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,139 Currencies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 268,784 per year while the poor average 24,957, a ratio of 10.8 to 1.

Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, many politicians carry out their morning ablutions in public restrooms, ambitious "businessmen" use their children to sell and advertise their products, and many in German Defence Force V are born in the purple. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. German Defence Force V's national animal is the National Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

German Defence Force V is ranked 52,050^th in the world and 5^th in MG Puppet Storage for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,314.68 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.