The Empire of Willard Stiles is a mid-sized, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 62 million Willard Stilesians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The relatively small, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 21.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Willard Stilesian economy, worth 2.68 trillion Cheeses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Average income is 43,159 Cheeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, organ donation is compulsory, politicians look weirdly alike, and stolen Reuben sandwiches are met with detailed and thorough police investigations. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Willard Stiles's national animal is the White rat.

Willard Stiles is ranked 105,043^rd in the world and 12^th in The Higgins Verbeck Hirsch mansion for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 2,784.38 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.