The Holy Empire of Waterwier is a tiny, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 9 million Waterwierians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Waterwierian economy, worth 286 billion Frameldoes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Soda Sales. Average income is 31,858 Frameldoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military spending recently hit a new high, unwary hikers climbing the bluffs of Mount Waterwier City make great practice for foreign snipers, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and Harry Potter books are banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Waterwier's national animal is the Spinny Worm, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Waterwier is ranked 303,641^st in the world and 73^rd in Sparkalia for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -11.31 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.