The Mostly Serene State of West Ferris is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by His Most Exalted Ferris Bueller with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.094 billion West Ferrisians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Toad Suck. The average income tax rate is 95.6%.

The frighteningly efficient West Ferrisian economy, worth a remarkable 2,017 trillion Brain Cells a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 396,090 Brain Cells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Cremation is compulsory for the deceased, citizens who leave the nation for work are instantly charged with treason, convicted felons are forced into slavery for their crimes, and it is an honour for assistant regional managers to be buried alongside their bosses. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Ferris's national animal is the Baygull, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Awe-tism.

West Ferris is ranked 1,339^th in the world and 2^nd in Eladria for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 19,393.4 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.