The Watchfires of Styria-1 is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions, triple-decker prams, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 28.875 billion Styria-1ians 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 large government is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Social Policy, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 44.8%.

The Styria-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,216 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,142 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, the nation's hospitals are criticized for caring more about profits than patients, and foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Styria-1's national animal is the ^-^, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Styria-1 is ranked 233,695^th in the world and 1^st in Styria for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.