The Borderlands of Herbert West is a colossal, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, disturbing lack of elderly people, and otherworldly petting zoo. The hard-working population of 4.857 billion Herbert Westians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.7%.

The Herbert Westian economy, worth 239 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,245 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits, out-of-work actors say they can't complain, and forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Herbert West's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Herbert West is ranked 107,122^nd in the world and 4^th in dunwich for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,112.95 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.