The Federal Republic of Western Nym is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Arne of Western Nym with a fair hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, prohibition of alcohol, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.552 billion Western Nymians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Environment, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nym City. The average income tax rate is 55.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Western Nymian economy, worth 56.7 trillion westcoins a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,546 westcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, construction workers evacuate work sites after finding sharp rocks on the ground, and the poor are forced into bankruptcy by their energy bills. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Western Nym's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Western Nym is ranked 59,427^th in the world and 878^th in the Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring 47.2 on the Scary Big Number Scale.