The United Kingdom of Weghstate is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by King David with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 13.744 billion Weghstanians are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Härmsdoerf. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Weghstanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,348 trillion slottskrons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 170,877 slottskrons, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 866,040 per year while the poor average 18,703, a ratio of 46.3 to 1.

Pregnant women make easy targets, rich and poor neighborhoods are divided by the Red Line, the inchworm that measured the marigolds is six feet under, and delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Weghstate's national animal is the White Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Church of Weghstate.

Weghstate is ranked 321,299^th in the world and 845^th in Europe for Nicest Citizens, with 0.39 average smiles per day.