The Republic of Waikele is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Noeloneous Aloysius Samson with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.816 billion Waikeleans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Waikele City. The average income tax rate is 55.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Waikelean economy, worth 153 trillion Pineapples a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,573 Pineapples, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

School children are expected to know the names of all seven hundred native tribes and their cultural practices, friendly fire incidents usually result in severe burns, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, and Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Waikele's national animal is the Nene, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Pastafarian.

Waikele is ranked 224,049^th in the world and 8,382^nd in Osiris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 24,394.4 Standard Monetary Units.