The Republic of Radiant Armed Forces Seventeen is a massive, safe nation, ruled by General Ramses Pualani with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, state-planned economy, and ban on automobiles. The devout population of 4.424 billion Radiant Armed Forces Seventeenians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Monks Plateau. The average income tax rate is 69.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Radiant Armed Forces Seventeenian economy, worth 236 trillion Dáxlamic Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 53,569 Dáxlamic Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's diplomatic missives are now delivered via sniper rifle, criminals rejoice in the streets as the entire police force is sent away on a training retreat, sleazy politicians exploit the Parliamentary Code of Conduct to purge their rivals, and colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Radiant Armed Forces Seventeen's national animal is the Bay Mongoose, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Dáxlam.

Radiant Armed Forces Seventeen is ranked 213,837^th in the world and 2^nd in Divine Mandate of Plankton for Largest Mining Sector, scoring 295.2 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.