The Watchfires of WP-1 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 14.653 billion WP-1ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 34.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong WP-1ian economy, worth 990 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 67,591 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Leader claims tax rises are the result of 'curses', politicians are forced to wear portable lie detectors at all times, there's never a spare chair in the retirement home, and the public transport system has been eliminated. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. WP-1's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

WP-1 is ranked 84,215^th in the world and 1^st in Wonderful Paradise for Lowest Crime Rates, with 67.97 law-abiding acts per hour.