The Republic of Night Fury 17 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 2.342 billion Night Fury 17ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid is ignored. The average income tax rate is 30.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Night Fury 17ian economy, worth 80.6 trillion coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,402 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Night Fury 17's national animal is the Night Fury.

Night Fury 17 is ranked 154,796^th in the world and 36^th in Land of the free for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 891.42 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.