The Republican State of West End is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Speaker of the State with an iron fist, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, unlimited-speed roads, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.376 billion Westishes 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 large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lakewood. The average income tax rate is 81.1%.

The frighteningly efficient West Endian economy, worth a remarkable 1,289 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 137,568 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Kids are taught in schools to argue with their parents, the nation's girls answer "apple" when asked what makes pi, female ship captains never volunteer for polar routes, and organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West End's national animal is the Cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

West End is ranked 23,772^nd in the world and 158^th in Europe for Most Patriotic, with 48.24 flags saluted per person per day.