The Republic of The UNSC Forward Unto Dawn FFG-201 is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Diedre Sky with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.341 billion Colonials enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zion. The average income tax rate is 80.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient UNSC Forward Unto Dawn FFG-201ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,252 trillion Credits 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. 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 an amazing 288,471 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The climate agreement has actually increased the volume of hot air in the atmosphere, the best way to be heard in politics is to speak softly and carry a big comedy prop, survivors of the Great Internet Flame War often recount horror stories of banhammers and DOS attacks, and vitriolic divorce proceedings have become prime-time television. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The UNSC Forward Unto Dawn FFG-201's national animal is the Blue Stardust Phoenix, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

The UNSC Forward Unto Dawn FFG-201 is ranked 10,506^th in the world and 105^th in Goddess White for Highest Food Quality, scoring 157.78 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.