The Socialist Union of Western European Territories is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Trade Union Congress with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.506 billion Europeans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Calais. The average income tax rate is 99.0%.

The frighteningly efficient West European economy, worth a remarkable 2,333 trillion Euros a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 310,939 Euros, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, Western European Territories's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand, and government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Western European Territories's national animal is the Kestrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Western European Territories is ranked 94,724^th in the world and 79^th in Conch Kingdom for Most Extreme, scoring 24.2 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.