The Level of Concern is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Twenty One Pilots with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.215 billion Locals 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quarantine. The average income tax rate is 25.3%.

The Local economy, worth 368 trillion Currencies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 51,011 Currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, the Local Arts Council pays teenagers to sit through opera performances, Local politicians are often described as having more style than substance, and a major religion has been named as Concern's national religion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Concern's national animal is the Vulture, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Concern is ranked 69,607^th in the world and 1^st in Headfirst Hallucination for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.