The Dominion of First Territory is a very large, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 427 million First citizens are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Subterranean-001. The average income tax rate is 61.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant First economy, worth 10.5 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 24,590 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Legislators work 24/7 due to an influx of single-issue bills, abattoirs are running at full capacity in response to skyrocketing demand, a government program is underway to revitalize First Territory's beaches, and the delay between passed legislation and real world implementation is often a decade or longer. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. First Territory's national animal is the Eagle Automaton, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

First Territory is ranked 8,495^th in the world and 203^rd in the Pacific for Safest, scoring 121.43 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.