The Colony of Nuclear 1 is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, democratic population of 657 million Neutrinos hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Defcon. The average income tax rate is 53.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Nutrinite economy, worth 56.7 trillion Hexels a year, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,319 Hexels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, sections of the police receive paramilitary training, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and bins outnumber trees in city parks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nuclear 1's national animal is the Elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Nuclear 1 is ranked 60,861^st in the world and 44^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 73.39 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.