The Republic of Foreign Engineer Regiment 1 is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its national health service, parental licensing program, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, devout population of 8.054 billion Foreign Engineer Regiment 1ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 88.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Foreign Engineer Regiment 1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,233 trillion Euros a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,108 Euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Poaching has been on the rise after animals from the nation's zoos were released into the wild, politicians can't accept birthday presents from their own children, it's been a banner year for local vexillology, and the military's newest toy broadcasts Foreign Engineer Regiment 1's anthem on hostile frequencies to drive enemies insane. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Foreign Engineer Regiment 1's national animal is the Porpoise, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Foreign Engineer Regiment 1 is ranked 291,789^th in the world and 5^th in Big Farma for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 17,913.73 Standard Monetary Units.