The Republic of ARC Trooper 13 is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its national health service and avant-garde cinema. The hard-working population of 1.519 billion ARC Trooper 13ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.9%.

The ARC Trooper 13ian economy, worth 70.2 trillion Credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,222 Credits, with the richest citizens earning 7.1 times as much as the poorest.

50% of adverts on children's television are for clothes made of cotton wool, politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, Violetist maidens who fall for an outsider must leave their violet light districts in shame, and primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Leader's hair. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ARC Trooper 13's national animal is the Droid, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

ARC Trooper 13 is ranked 135,381^st in the world and 5^th in The Vess Estate for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,395.17 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.