The People's Republic of Wellate is a massive, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.163 billion Wellatians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sumont. The average income tax rate is 77.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Wellatian economy, worth 122 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Cheese Exports. Average income is 56,705 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dubiously qualified East Lebatuckese doctors prescribe ice baths as a treatment for pneumonia, the government seeks peaceful forum with terrorists, homophobia is off the menu, and companies struggle to cover for the hordes of employees on parental leave. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wellate's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wellate is ranked 138,647^th in the world and 3,035^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 56,705.24 Standard Monetary Units.