The Republic of GU 81st Fleet is a mammoth, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 5.302 billion GU 81st Fleetians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 21.3%.

The GU 81st Fleetian economy, worth 259 trillion francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 48,869 francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, 4-year-olds studying for their mathematics exams are anxious that they will be unemployable in adulthood if they fail, superfoods are often seen as supervillains, and the government is seen to favor traditionalist religions. Crime is moderate. GU 81st Fleet's national animal is the porpoise, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

GU 81st Fleet is ranked 177,246^th in the world and 1^st in Basilikum Plantage for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 930.07 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.