The Republic of Whet is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 470 million Whetens hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order are ignored. The average income tax rate is 8.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Wheten economy, worth 24.4 trillion Wheten Pounds a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Gambling, and Retail. Average income is 51,986 Wheten Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers, recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, the government spends countless taxpayer Wheten Pounds on preserving soundbites of toddlers banging on pots and pans, and the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Whet's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Whet is ranked 69,587^th in the world and 19^th in Geopolity for Smartest Citizens, with 39.69 quips per hour.