The Democratic Republic of West Ladynia is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 207 million West Ladynians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 80.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The West Ladynian economy, worth 12.0 trillion Planets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 58,129 Planets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political satirists and late night comedians weep as the government begins cleaning up its act, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, and group hugs break out during floor votes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Ladynia's national animal is the Peacock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

West Ladynia is ranked 264,278^th in the world and 268^th in Refugia for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 11,509.55 Standard Monetary Units.