The Federation of West-Heleen is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 7.947 billion West-Heleenians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The strong West-Heleenian economy, worth 324 trillion pesos a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Soda Sales. Average income is 40,762 pesos, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 264,244 per year while the poor average 2,514, a ratio of 105 to 1.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, and clowns are being rounded up and admitted to mental institutions. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. West-Heleen's national animal is the crocodile, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

West-Heleen is ranked 238,669^th in the world and 2^nd in The Ascendancy Federation for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring zero on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.