The Armed Republic of 1st Keltan Air Defense Battalion is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, ubiquitous missile silos, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 537 million 1st Keltan Air Defense Battalionians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 29.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped 1st Keltan Air Defense Battalionian economy, worth 19.0 trillion Shemnis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,421 Shemnis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police, weird or unusual crimes merit cruel and unusual punishments, Leader reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, and 1st Keltan Air Defense Battalion has designated 1st Keltan Air Defense Battalion City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 1st Keltan Air Defense Battalion's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

1st Keltan Air Defense Battalion is ranked 265,398^th in the world and 474^th in Sophia for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 661.34 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.