The United Socialist States of WESTKIA is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 319 million WESTKIAians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 45.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped WESTKIAian economy, worth 10.8 trillion Socialist Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 33,715 Socialist Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens who leave the country are officially classed as traitors, armed security details escort librarians to their homes, Calvinball players are lost for days as they wander the vast halls of their new academies, and sailors spend their shore leave helping old ladies cross the street. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. WESTKIA's national animal is the Dove.

WESTKIA is ranked 151,673^rd in the world and 2^nd in WestKian Union for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,480.18 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.