The Republic of Western Matheo is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.715 billion Western Matheoans 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 minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.5%.

The thriving Western Matheoan economy, worth 290 trillion rupees a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 78,254 rupees, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 276,995 per year while the poor average 15,962, 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. Western Matheo's national animal is the elephant.

Western Matheo is ranked 90,679^th in the world and 4,079^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.