The Protectorate of KW-1 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, ritual sacrifices, and compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 22.91 billion KW-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 28.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The KW-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,312 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 57,279 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

People who have lived their entire lives in KW-1 are shocked to discover that they are not citizens, the welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists, a National Academy regulates grammar and usage, and drug distribution is tightly controlled by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. KW-1's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

KW-1 is ranked 102,359^th in the world and 1^st in Key West for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.56 law-abiding acts per hour.