The Retired Cartographer of The Greater Western Union is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Rando Brazilian dude with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 6.282 billion Rayoneki 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vincence City Cartography District. The average income tax rate is 15.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Rayoneki economy, worth 491 trillion Maps a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,298 Maps, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, home renovation projects take decades to complete, ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, and the number of students attending university has reached a record high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Greater Western Union's national animal is the Bucket Tool, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Secularism.

The Greater Western Union is ranked 118,771^st in the world and 46^th in Callista for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 994.31 on the Gilded Widget Scale.