The Watchfires of Blitz-2 is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its smutty television, otherworldly petting zoo, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 21.239 billion Blitz-2ians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Blitz-2ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,124 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,037 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, all government communication requires the imprimatur of the Truth Police, the delay between passed legislation and real world implementation is often a decade or longer, and Blitz-2ian police have to pay out of their own pockets for bulletproof vests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Blitz-2's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Blitz-2 is ranked 234,158^th in the world and 1^st in Balearic Islands for Most Primitive, scoring -115 on the Scary Big Number Scale.