The Republic of Watershed Telemetry 12 is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning dragonfly population. The hard-working population of 796 million Watershed Telemetry 12ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 23.8%.

The Watershed Telemetry 12ian economy, worth 31.0 trillion raffle tickets a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 38,940 raffle tickets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Watershed Telemetry 12's national animal is the dragonfly.

Watershed Telemetry 12 is ranked 214,949^th in the world and 3,157^th in eta for Nicest Citizens, with 12 average smiles per day.