The State of Xylose is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 25.131 billion Xyloseans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Industry, with Law & Order and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Defense are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 6.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Xylosean economy, worth a remarkable 1,227 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,857 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Environmental protestors are being rounded up and taken away in sinister black vans as a massive land development campaign gets underway, foreigners are treated with great suspicion, teenagers across the country are celebrating the defeat of a national curfew bill, and Xylose has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Xylose's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Xylose is ranked 249,830^th in the world and 4^th in Santo Domingo for Lowest Crime Rates, with 52.01 law-abiding acts per hour.