The Noble Folly of The Light Brigade is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 14.064 billion Troopers enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government prioritizes Healthcare, although Defense, Law & Order, and Environment are also considered important, while Spirituality receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 61.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped a Trooper economy, worth 405 trillion Charges a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 28,846 Charges, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Light Brigade's national animal is the Charger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Light Brigade is ranked 142,429^th in the world and 120^th in Kantrias for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.75 law-abiding acts per hour.