The Kingdom of De Waterlands is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 334 million Wetish hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sint-Niklaas. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Wetish economy, worth 29.6 trillion Wetish Guilders a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 88,759 Wetish Guilders, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Some Wetish athletes have defected to Blackacre after being denied the chance to compete in international sporting events, whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, chrome-clad space marines are such stuff that dreams are made on, and De Waterlands has designated Sint-Niklaas as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. De Waterlands's national animal is the Wetish Sealion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

De Waterlands is ranked 76,910^th in the world and 8^th in Elysion for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,077.88 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.