The Colony of 73SQN is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.461 billion Ethnonians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.4%.

The powerhouse 73SQNian economy, worth 457 trillion francs a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 83,789 francs, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Artists are pillars of society, being sent to collections is more dangerous than ever, the 73SQN Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise, and the 73SQNian football team for the Maxxmas ceasefire consists only of Intelligence Corps personnel. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. 73SQN's national animal is the Talbot Hound, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

73SQN is ranked 75,332^nd in the world and 4,310^th in Balder for Highest Average Incomes, with 83,789.68 Standard Monetary Units.