The Matriarchy of Commonwealth of Witches is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 83 million Witches are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The very strong Witch economy, worth 5.45 trillion Hellish Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 65,700 Hellish Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 218,674 per year while the poor average 14,709, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Organ donation is compulsory, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, private businesses are paving paradises to put up parking lots, and political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Commonwealth of Witches's national animal is the Black Philip, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Commonwealth of Witches is ranked 117,313^th in the world and 22^nd in United States of America for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 86.02 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.