The Republic of Weasthen is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic, devout population of 9 million Weasthenians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 55.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Weasthenian economy, worth 158 billion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 17,646 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Harry Potter books are banned, genetic researchers have been expelled, escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails', and you're only as old as you feel. Crime is totally unknown. Weasthen's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Weasthen is ranked 189,081^st in the world and 388^th in Communitas for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 760.89 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.