The State of Werner Bancroft is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9.46 billion Werner Bancroftians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The very strong Werner Bancroftian economy, worth 308 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 32,582 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 221,521 per year while the poor average 1,750, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, military funding has been stripped back, and Werner Bancroft has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Werner Bancroft's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Werner Bancroft is ranked 57,071^st in the world and 2^nd in 000000 for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,074.02 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.