The Commonwealth of Highland Blackwatch is a colossal, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning Mech population. The hard-working population of 5.685 billion Highland Blackwatchians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 15.2%.

The Highland Blackwatchian economy, worth 268 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 47,162 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, genetic researchers have been expelled, graffiti graces every city's streets, and euthanasia is legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Highland Blackwatch's national animal is the Mech.

Highland Blackwatch is ranked 201,738^th in the world and 1^st in Fort Cameron for Safest, scoring 51.58 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.