The Republic of The Western States of Canada is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by President Kostyniuk with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working population of 6.619 billion Western Canadians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Edmonton. The average income tax rate is 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient West Canadian economy, worth 795 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 120,131 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless, citizens praise the weeds that overwhelm their narrow vegetable realm, the nation is committed to nuclear rearmament, and the nation's diplomats shake hands with those whose hands are drenched in the blood of innocents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Western States of Canada's national animal is the bighorn sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Western States of Canada is ranked 244,057^th in the world and 9,189^th in Osiris for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.77 kickbacks per hour.