The Pegasus of Guard 153 is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning eagle population. The hard-working, democratic population of 20.986 billion Guard 153ians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The thriving Guard 153ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,089 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 51,929 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 183,814 per year while the poor average 10,592, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem. Guard 153's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Guard 153 is ranked 108,386^th in the world and 1^st in MTV for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 91.1 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.