The Watchfires of Wood-7 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 26.095 billion Wood-7ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 52.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Wood-7ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,442 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is 93,589 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Access to the woods is only granted to those who bring a small shrubbery, all telephone traffic is monitored for 'national security reasons', weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, and asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wood-7's national animal is the swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Wood-7 is ranked 208,523^rd in the world and 1^st in Communist Party Central for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 839.68 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.