The Watchfires of LWA is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 23.385 billion LWAians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 42.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The LWAian economy, worth 893 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,209 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to LWAian politicians, when flight control tells pilots to alter course the usual reply is "No, YOU move!", most voters only see their chosen representative visit once every election cycle, and almost all products in LWA are hand-crafted due to strict employment laws. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. LWA's national animal is the Laughing swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

LWA is ranked 281,527^th in the world and 1^st in Left Wing Army for Highest Average Incomes, with 38,209.49 Standard Monetary Units.