The Republic of Heavy Weapons Trooper 20 is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, national health service, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 1.529 billion Heavy Weapons Trooper 20ians 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 Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 39.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Heavy Weapons Trooper 20ian economy, worth 69.2 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 45,291 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Scrapyards are filled with Leader's face, schoolkids say that the air doesn't taste like wee-wee any more, orphanages are closing their doors as the government forces parents to actually raise their children, and many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Heavy Weapons Trooper 20's national animal is the Droid, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Heavy Weapons Trooper 20 is ranked 249,931^st in the world and 5^th in The Forsaken Reaches for Smartest Citizens, with 21.77 quips per hour.