The Pegasus of Guard 53 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its burgeoning eagle population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 21.956 billion Guard 53ians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Public Transport, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.9%.

The very strong Guard 53ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,126 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 51,322 Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 156,779 per year while the poor average 13,022, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Guard 53's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Guard 53 is ranked 183,309^th in the world and 1^st in The Democratic Socialist Alliance for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 943.42 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.