The Watchfires of IC-1 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 28.901 billion IC-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 25.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong IC-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,643 trillion $$s a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 56,862 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Strict term limits have been applied to all elected offices, a shocking number of estate planners are beneficiaries of their clients' wills, Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, and former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. IC-1's national animal is the ^-^, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

IC-1 is ranked 74,167^th in the world and 1^st in Isle of Wight for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 3,078.25 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.