The Republic of Werlyt is a very large, genial nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate population of 290 million Werlytians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 44.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Werlytian economy, worth 20.0 trillion terns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,900 terns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

A popular saying is "a chicken for every pot and an abortion clinic on every street", museums offer moralization or your money back, CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options, and hypochondriacs demand treatment for genetic disorders they don't have. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Werlyt's national animal is the sea roc.

Werlyt is ranked 115,221^st in the world and 1,018^th in the West Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,313.04 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.