The Republic of Direwolf1 is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, ban on automobiles, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 873 million Direwolf1ians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Direwolf1ian economy, worth 80.9 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,722 euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

For the sake of 'public interest' news programs tell viewers how to home-make Sarin gas bombs, there is a heavy social stigma attached to e-cigarettes, Direwolf1 has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, and factories grind to a halt every time there is an election. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Direwolf1's national animal is the Direwolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Direwolf1 is ranked 106,556^th in the world and 4,904^th in the South Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 296.84 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.