The Watchfires of Chi-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its public floggings, pith helmet sales, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, devout population of 16.306 billion Chi-1ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Education also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 49.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Chi-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,492 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, Tourism, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 91,524 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The "feminist protest" defence is increasingly common for cases of armed robbery, signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, the Communist Party claims that selling things for profit isn't necessarily capitalism, and the nation's mettle is about to be tested. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chi-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Chi-1 is ranked 23,654^th in the world and 1^st in Chihuahua for Largest Populations, with 16.3 billion capita.