The Duchy of Isle of Westland is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Richard Bryant 12th Duke of Westland with an iron fist, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, complete lack of prisons, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 10.8 billion Westlanders are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lanmouth. The average income tax rate is 13.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Isle of Westlandian economy, worth 706 trillion Pounds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 65,394 Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, adultery has been made a capital offence, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, and workers for the environmental protection agency are patted down for tartar sauce every morning. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Isle of Westland's national animal is the Red Grouse, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Isle of Westland is ranked 318,514^th in the world and 54^th in England for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -100.38 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.