The Watchfires of Ten-1 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, prohibition of alcohol, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 23.111 billion Ten-1ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Welfare isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 38.9%.

The strong Ten-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,770 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 76,619 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Litter collection has replaced fast food as the most popular after-school job, middle-aged metal fans quite enjoy being called "rebellious youths" by even older politicians, nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, and travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ten-1's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ten-1 is ranked 20,885^th in the world and 1^st in Tenerife for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,147.61 on the Clooney Contribution Index.