The Republic of Radiant Armed Forces Sixteen is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its avant-garde cinema, zero percent divorce rate, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The cynical, devout population of 4.712 billion Radiant Armed Forces Sixteenians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rocky Cove. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.0%.

The strong Radiant Armed Forces Sixteenian economy, worth 346 trillion Dáxlamic Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is 73,435 Dáxlamic Marks, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Mums always ask their three-year-olds for permission before hugging them, military spending is on the increase, pollsters are out of a job as elections have been cancelled, and professional athletes juggle part-time jobs to avoid bankruptcy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Radiant Armed Forces Sixteen's national animal is the Bay Mongoose.

Radiant Armed Forces Sixteen is ranked 226,643^rd in the world and 1^st in Nordic Bands for Largest Black Market, with 271 billion Standard Monetary Units.