The Dictatorship of City 17 Overwatch is a gargantuan, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 21.395 billion City 17 Overwatchians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.2%.

The City 17 Overwatchian economy, worth 804 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 37,581 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. City 17 Overwatch's national animal is the Antlion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

City 17 Overwatch is ranked 134,940^th in the world and 1^st in Next Generation Alliance for Lowest Crime Rates, with 62.25 law-abiding acts per hour.