The Empire of West Tyland is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 469 million West Tylandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of West Tyland City. The average income tax rate is 43.7%.

The strong West Tylandian economy, worth 38.5 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 82,040 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Violence is always the answer in West Tyland, employers are keenest on employees who lack family values, businesses are abandoning the city centre because of the lack of transport connections, and it is said that a West Tylandian woman's work is never done. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Tyland's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

West Tyland is ranked 48,789^th in the world and 844^th in the South Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 28.05 flags saluted per person per day.