The State of Occidental is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 27.375 billion Occidentalians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Law & Order, with Industry also on the agenda, while Welfare and Spirituality receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.8%.

The powerhouse Occidentalian economy, worth a remarkable 1,408 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 51,434 betales, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 194,404 per year while the poor average 9,468, a ratio of 20.5 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, all tariffs have been abolished, the police force is on a recruitment drive, and Occidental has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Occidental's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Occidental is ranked 275,642^nd in the world and 1^st in Edinburgh of the Seven Seas for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -3.16 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.