The Republic of Flame Trooper 18 is a massive, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working, devout population of 1.553 billion Flame Trooper 18ians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 38.6%.

The Flame Trooper 18ian economy, worth 66.4 trillion Credits a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 42,742 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Wealthy parents-to-be can select their perfect baby, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, the average video game can be completed over lunch break, and the last thing Flame Trooper 18ian soldiers hear before charging into battle is a preacher trying to convert them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Flame Trooper 18's national animal is the Droid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Flame Trooper 18 is ranked 212,740^th in the world and 3^rd in The Great Venam for Smartest Citizens, with 23.76 quips per hour.