The Watchful Eyes of Bridgett is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Bridgett Zeroe with a fair hand, and remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 10.65 billion Bridgett live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Industry also on the agenda, while Law & Order and Environment receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Woven Depths. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Bridgett economy, worth a remarkable 3,183 trillion rubles a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. Average income is an amazing 298,957 rubles, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Corporate 'hostile takeovers' now involve ICBMs and main battle tanks, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, psychiatrists that date patients are congratulated on their romantic conquests, and shipping canals are a bit like unimaginative cheese shops -- filled with debris. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Bridgett's national animal is the angel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Necromancy.

Bridgett is ranked 114^th in the world and 1^st in Karma for Fattest Citizens, with 97.78 Obesity Rate.