The Republic of SCUBA Trooper 18 is a massive, genial nation, notable for its frequent executions, disturbing lack of elderly people, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working population of 1.33 billion SCUBA Trooper 18ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 30.5%.

The strong SCUBA Trooper 18ian economy, worth 63.6 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,815 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to SCUBA Trooper 18 City to enjoy their national art, and tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. SCUBA Trooper 18's national animal is the Droid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

SCUBA Trooper 18 is ranked 119,363^rd in the world and 1,247^th in eta for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 85 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.