The Republic of GU 43rd Air Wing is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, strictly enforced bedtime, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.404 billion GU 43rd Air Wingians 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 prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Welfare are also considered important, while International Aid isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 20.6%.

The strong GU 43rd Air Wingian economy, worth 66.9 trillion kronor a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 47,637 kronor, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

The new iVote app allows representatives to vote on legislation by launching ill-tempered birds and matching candies, rap artists are regularly arrested for promoting extremist groups, pollution is on the rise along with government approvals of fracking projects, and the latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GU 43rd Air Wing's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

GU 43rd Air Wing is ranked 193,936^th in the world and 3,585^th in Artificial Solar System for Safest, scoring 55.52 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.