The Caretaker of Penglai of Watchers in the Water is a gargantuan, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 12.499 billion Watchers 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 juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.0%.

The strong Water economy, worth 673 trillion denarii a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 53,895 denarii, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Cars are banned, military spending recently hit a new high, bread-gangs raid restaurant waste bins to stockpile uneaten rolls, and female newsreaders distract the nation by breastfeeding during broadcast. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Watchers in the Water's national animal is the penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Watchers in the Water is ranked 109,469^th in the world and 2^nd in Penglai for Safest, scoring 79.28 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.