The Watchfires of CM-1 is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, otherworldly petting zoo, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 21.616 billion CM-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, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 48.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong CM-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,933 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 89,459 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cremation is compulsory for the deceased, it is now illegal for teens to view any sites except Club Kitten and My Little Donkey, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, and fixing attendance at women's matches is a matter of "when they go low, we go high... funding". Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CM-1's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

CM-1 is ranked 81,743^rd in the world and 1^st in Cape May for Most Developed, scoring 66.85 on the Human Development Index.