The Holy Empire of West Judas is a small, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The cynical population of 29 million West Judasians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 28.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The West Judasian economy, worth 1.20 trillion lire a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 41,325 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned and escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Judas's national animal is the bear.

West Judas is ranked 273,785^th in the world and 4,723^rd in The East Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -8.96 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.