The Republic of Weithagen is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.199 billion Weithagenians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The medium-sized, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Welfare, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 56.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Weithagenian economy, worth 183 trillion Florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 152,643 Florins, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,315,963 per year while the poor average 2,936, a ratio of 448 to 1.

The ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels, the nation leads Talonia for unlikely accidents and truffle consumption, there's no such thing as bad publicity, and the nation's teens are known for their habit of kissing through plastic wrap. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Weithagen's national animal is the Stirge, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Weithagen is ranked 289,804^th in the world and 1,051^st in Talonia for Highest Poor Incomes, with 2,936.43 Standard Monetary Units.