The Watchfires of TSV is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its enslaved workforce, prohibition of alcohol, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 21.414 billion TSVians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 63.6%.

The thriving TSVian economy, worth a remarkable 1,775 trillion $$s a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,890 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, an underground movement of cigarette smokers has sprung up in response to a government ban, and newly-peaceful nations are forced to use assault rifles as farming tools due to a lack of funds for purchasing anything else. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TSV's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

TSV is ranked 102,003^rd in the world and 1^st in The Soviet Vanguard for Highest Food Quality, scoring 22.68 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.