The Swordtress of Crusader-13 is a colossal, cultured nation, renowned for its daily referendums, national health service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.912 billion Crusader-13ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 59.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Crusader-13ian economy, worth 825 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 119,379 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, the government is reining in public spending, the beauty of coastal towns is marred only slightly by all the closed-down storefronts, and you need a signed affidavit from a registered psychiatrist to claim that you have crazy low prices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Crusader-13's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Crusader-13 is ranked 74,709^th in the world and 795^th in Alliance of Supreme Powers for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 48,706.79 Standard Monetary Units.