The Watchfires of TL-2 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, enslaved workforce, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 21.739 billion TL-2ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense, Industry, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse TL-2ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,726 trillion $$s a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,396 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, politicians bribe ten-year-old geniuses to sit their aptitude tests, what's in your genes matters more than what's in your jeans, and the new one $$ coin also makes a handy throwing-star. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TL-2's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

TL-2 is ranked 267,901^st in the world and 1^st in The Luftwaffe for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.4 on the Bus Surprisal Index.