The Colony of Nuclear 1 is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory gun ownership, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 467 million Neutrinos enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

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 51.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Nutrinite economy, worth 39.6 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 84,864 Hexels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, and one does not simply walk into the tundra. 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 55,966^th in the world and 84^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,905.91 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.