The Republic of West Georgiam is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Alexander Lucius Churchill with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 1.275 billion West Georgiamians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elysia. The average income tax rate is 28.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving West Georgiamian economy, worth 96.3 trillion Gems a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 75,564 Gems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

It's been a banner year for local vexillology, nobody is allowed to stop the local daycare from reading Nietzsche to pre-schoolers, biology and religious education classes have recently been merged, and kissing cousins produce the heartiest babies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Georgiam's national animal is the Western Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

West Georgiam is ranked 161,835^th in the world and 273^rd in The League for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 246.73 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.