The Republic of Western willow is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning turtle population. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 257 million Western willowians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 10.7%.

The Western willowian economy, worth 16.1 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,512 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams. Crime is almost non-existent. Western willow's national animal is the turtle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Western willow is ranked 209,769^th in the world and 108^th in Benigtopia for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 30.59 on the Bus Surprisal Index.