The Republic of West Anters is a huge, cultured nation, notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 514 million West Antersians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 42.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient West Antersian economy, worth 59.8 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 116,384 euros, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is under the thumb of countless special interests, mall countdown clocks warn that there are only 364 more shopping days until Maxxmas, the nation has an international reputation for compassion, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is totally unknown. West Anters's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

West Anters is ranked 50,278^th in the world and 1,587^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 72 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.