The Republic of Jet Trooper 18 is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, digital currency, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.383 billion Jet Trooper 18ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 33.4%.

The strong Jet Trooper 18ian economy, worth 68.8 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,718 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Scavengers with burlap sacks and shovels skulk around graveyards, the mark of a good ruler is the largeness of his chin, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, and stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jet Trooper 18's national animal is the Droid, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Jet Trooper 18 is ranked 178,374^th in the world and 2,633^rd in eta for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 375.74 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.