The Confederacy of War Dogs XVII is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Dog o'War with an iron fist, and renowned for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.788 billion War Dogs 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 enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of WD Central. The average income tax rate is 97.6%.

The frighteningly efficient War Dog economy, worth a remarkable 3,283 trillion rupees a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 304,368 rupees, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Credit scores fluctuate wildly with every change of government, distrust of taps has many people bathing only with bottled mineral water, praying before a battle is a court-martial offence, and schoolchildren must pass a six-month Ethics and Safety Committee Assessment before they are allowed to mix baking soda and vinegar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. War Dogs XVII's national animal is the Dog, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Canis Mojorism.

War Dogs XVII is ranked 7,565^th in the world and 9^th in Realm of Dogs for Lowest Crime Rates, with 106.69 law-abiding acts per hour.