The Watchfires of Lev Chernyi is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, digital currency, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 23.417 billion Lev Chernyians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.0%.

The powerhouse Lev Chernyian economy, worth a remarkable 1,807 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 77,198 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's soldiers often believe they're in the Air Force, there's a revolutionary culture in the nation's dairies, the last thing Lev Chernyian soldiers hear before charging into battle is a preacher trying to convert them, and country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Lev Chernyi's national animal is the Laughing swordfish, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Lev Chernyi is ranked 32,169^th in the world and 1^st in Lev chernyi for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 61,758.62 Standard Monetary Units.