The Commonwealth of West Moore is a mid-sized, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 50 million West Mooreans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 36.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient West Moorean economy, worth 1.70 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 33,925 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Treaties are taken to be mere rules of thumb, government negotiators never forget to say "pretty please" when begging for custody of its criminals, political gridlock ensues as even the most innocuous legislation is vetoed by the Supreme Court for potential civil rights violations, and the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Moore's national animal is the Eagle.

West Moore is ranked 36,775^th in the world and 20^th in The Kodiak Republic for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,367.57 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.