The AOU Ace Squadron of The Valkyrie Squadron is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Valkyrie One - Kasumi with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 11.677 billion Pilots 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of ATAC Veronica. The average income tax rate is 24.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong free economy, worth 640 trillion bullets a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 54,894 bullets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, the government has begun breaking all large businesses into thousands of mom-and-pop general stores, and everyone wants to be on the guest list for diplomatic parties. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Valkyrie Squadron's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Valkyrie Squadron is ranked 145,856^th in the world and 2^nd in Azur Rozen Europa for Highest Average Incomes, with 54,894.1 Standard Monetary Units.