The Republic of Watching AndDreaming- is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.301 billion Watching AndDreaming-ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Social Policy. The average income tax rate is 57.9%.

The powerhouse Watching AndDreaming-ian economy, worth 192 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 83,604 snails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Walls don't have ears, residents of ageing concrete tower blocks have vital renovation work stopped by Brutalism enthusiasts, diplomacy is a foreign concept to Watching AndDreaming-ians, and light entertainment isn't dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Watching AndDreaming-'s national animal is the owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Watching AndDreaming- is ranked 103,574^th in the world and 1^st in The Library of Congress for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 209.36 on the Clooney Contribution Index.