The Republic of Watershed Telemetry 16 is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning dragonfly population. The hard-working population of 743 million Watershed Telemetry 16ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 17.4%.

The Watershed Telemetry 16ian economy, worth 33.6 trillion raffle tickets a year, is led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 45,262 raffle tickets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Watershed Telemetry 16's national animal is the dragonfly.

Watershed Telemetry 16 is ranked 162,266^th in the world and 2,032^nd in eta for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 70 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.