The Valiant Vanguard of West1 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.215 billion West1ians 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 relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 15.0%.

The powerhouse West1ian economy, worth 509 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,021 Marks, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

The entire retail industry has been replaced by online delivery services, proletariat workers identify less with the hammer and sickle and more with the touchscreen and phone charger, bewildered tourists help drug cartels hand out food to poor West1ians, and thieves are flogged in public for their crimes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West1's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

West1 is ranked 56,151^st in the world and 1^st in Itsuki Nakano for Most Beautiful Environments, with 660.13 pounds of wildlife per square mile.