The Watchfires of Com bloc is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, smutty television, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 22.118 billion Com blocians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 41.7%.

The powerhouse Com blocian economy, worth a remarkable 1,587 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,771 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, many Com blocians are their brothers' keepers, the new one $$ coin also makes a handy throwing-star, and drills and shovels have been banned as the government cracks down on any means of fracking. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Com bloc's national animal is the Laughing swordfish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Com bloc is ranked 287,239^th in the world and 1^st in Communist Bloc for Nicest Citizens, with 2.14 average smiles per day.