The Armed Republic of 69th Tank Division is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, triple-decker prams, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9.357 billion 69th Tank Divisionians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 16.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient 69th Tank Divisionian economy, worth 337 trillion HESHES a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 36,119 HESHES, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The military recognizes no difference between male and female soldiers, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive, and many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. 69th Tank Division's national animal is the Tanks, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

69th Tank Division is ranked 249,585^th in the world and 1^st in Fruits and Vegetables for Lowest Crime Rates, with 52.1 law-abiding acts per hour.