The Colony of Sentry Tower is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working population of 245 million Sentry Towerians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 16.5%.

The Sentry Towerian economy, worth 13.7 trillion Fortifications a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Tourism. Average income is 55,954 Fortifications, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sentry Tower's national animal is the Observation Post, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sentry Tower is ranked 161,327^th in the world and 941^st in the Plains of Perdition for Most Developed, scoring 55.18 on the Human Development Index.