The Republic of Holy Western Cape is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.7 billion Holy Western Capeans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The thriving Holy Western Capean economy, worth 279 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Soda Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 75,612 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 267,645 per year while the poor average 15,423, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Holy Western Cape's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Holy Western Cape is ranked 231,556^th in the world and 8,997^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 19.7 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.