The Republic of Watershed Telemetry 17 is a huge, pleasant nation, notable for its burgeoning dragonfly population. The hard-working population of 737 million Watershed Telemetry 17ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The Watershed Telemetry 17ian economy, worth 34.4 trillion raffle tickets a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 46,634 raffle tickets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Watershed Telemetry 17's national animal is the dragonfly.

Watershed Telemetry 17 is ranked 172,834^th in the world and 2,209^th in eta for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 66.33 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.