The Republic of Battalion Device V is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 16 million Battalion Device Vians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 30.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The developing Battalion Device Vian economy, worth 489 billion deniers 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, broadly diversified black market in Woodchip Exports, Trout Farming, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. 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 30,574 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Battalion Device V's national animal is the lion.

Battalion Device V is ranked 123,099^th in the world and 530^th in Horizon for Nicest Citizens, with 13.62 average smiles per day.