The Queen's Royal Province of Westea is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by the Governor with an iron fist, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 44.686 billion Westeans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 33.4%.

The strong Westean economy, worth a remarkable 1,435 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 32,126 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Ravers are having trouble getting used to blackcurrant squash instead of vodka, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back, immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, and people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Westea's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Westea is ranked 255,047^th in the world and 1^st in Westea for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 27.59 on the Bus Surprisal Index.