The Pegasus of Guard 74 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by The Guard with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 26.887 billion Guard 74ians 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Guardia. The average income tax rate is 44.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Guard 74ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,700 trillion Dollars a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 100,453 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Private business has started paving paradises and putting up parking lots, confused drunks wake up to irate drill sergeants whipping them into shape, auditors are gutting every governmental department, and money is being desperately pumped into the ruined economy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guard 74's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Guardianism.

Guard 74 is ranked 316,205^th in the world and 1^st in The Kingdom of Albion for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -7.75 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.