The Pegasus of Guard 66 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 28.747 billion Guard 66ians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Social Policy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.0%.

The very strong Guard 66ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,315 trillion Talents a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 45,773 Talents, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 139,827 per year while the poor average 11,614, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Voting is voluntary. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Guard 66's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Guard 66 is ranked 215,709^th in the world and 1^st in Wolf Den 100833 for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring zero on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.