The Outpost of A watcher is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 23.665 billion watcherians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 39.8%.

The very strong watcherian economy, worth a remarkable 1,365 trillion credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 57,696 credits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 192,033 per year while the poor average 12,917, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over A watcher, people caught mistreating A watcher's flag generally wind up in a great deal of pain, citizens select which government department gets their income tax credits each year, and record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been recorded. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. A watcher's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

A watcher is ranked 281,434^th in the world and 3,661^st in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 3.55 average smiles per day.