The Watchfires of KoS-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cynical population of 28.9 billion KoS-1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Industry, Spirituality, and Environment also on the agenda, while Welfare and International Aid receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 25.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The KoS-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,551 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Automobile Manufacturing, Tourism, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Trout Farming. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 53,678 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, the KoS-1ian Intelligence Agency has put 'Project Quantum Refrigerator' on hold indefinitely, the Coast Guard is pioneering a quixotic program to train fish, and careless Maxémon Trainers have been the cause of numerous search and rescue operations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force. KoS-1's national animal is the ^-^.

KoS-1 is ranked 78,143^rd in the world and 1^st in Kingdom of Sweden for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,945.66 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.