The Always Answer 1 of Answer 1 is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Numero Uno with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and smutty television. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 8.245 billion Answer 1ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Monopolis. The average income tax rate is 72.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Answer 1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,247 trillion Ones a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 151,334 Ones, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The urban poor thumbs down the new hitchhiking ban, every workday begins with group therapy, the might of the entire Answer 1ian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, and holidays are regarded as the most miserable time of the year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Answer 1's national animal is the Cyclops, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Primary Messianic Monotheism.

Answer 1 is ranked 28,162^nd in the world and 7^th in Testregionia for Smartest Citizens, with 58.22 quips per hour.