The Vice-imperial Republic of Westhern Thuanu is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by President Helena Bullings Montana with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 3.574 billion Westhern Thuanuans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Environment, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mirielia. The average income tax rate is 37.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Westhern Thuanuan economy, worth 341 trillion Swords a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 95,623 Swords, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Westhern Thuanuans incessantly needle their doctors for relief, wounded veterans can only get prosthetics if they agree to become walking billboards for the arms industry, imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment, and wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Westhern Thuanu's national animal is the Bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Westhern Thuanu is ranked 264,585^th in the world and 17^th in Brasil1 for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 9.8 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.