The Republic of Federated Westamerica is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by The Executive Minister with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, smutty television, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 7.289 billion Federated Westamericans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Executive District. The average income tax rate is 95.0%.

The powerhouse Federated Westamerican economy, worth 705 trillion Cascadian Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 96,840 Cascadian Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The housing market has collapsed like an overbaked Brancalandian souffle, officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, and diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Federated Westamerica's national animal is the Orca, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Orca-ism.

Federated Westamerica is ranked 6,289^th in the world and 301^st in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 58.24 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.