The Free Land of Southern Defender 5 is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning Lion population. The hard-nosed population of 15.967 billion Southern Defender 5ians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 28.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Southern Defender 5ian economy, worth 395 trillion Monies a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 24,746 Monies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Southern Defender 5's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Southern Defender 5 is ranked 220,351^st in the world and 3,522^nd in Artificial Solar System for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 245.02 on the Gilded Widget Scale.