The Colony of Nuclear 1 is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 542 million Neutrinos hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Defcon. The average income tax rate is 52.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Nutrinite economy, worth 46.6 trillion Hexels a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,056 Hexels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant, stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings, the government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, and elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nuclear 1's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nuclear 1 is ranked 20,503^rd in the world and 59^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 4,725 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.