The Democratic States of Wettelrode is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, digital currency, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.561 billion Wettelrodeans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government prioritizes Healthcare, with Education, Administration, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 81.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Wettelrodean economy, worth 806 trillion Potatos a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 76,408 Potatos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

You're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence, the atmosphere in Wettelrodean boardrooms is turning more gay, worried-looking neonatal nurses are being deployed in place of SWAT teams during dangerous drug busts, and the constant playing of Merry Birthday on Wettelrodean radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wettelrode's national animal is the Marmot, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wettelrode is ranked 231,281^st in the world and 4,639^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -109.62 on the Scary Big Number Scale.