The Federal Republic of The West Valley Mountains is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President C E Krett with a fair hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, otherworldly petting zoo, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.796 billion West Valley Mountaineers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leadership City. The average income tax rate is 78.5%.

The frighteningly efficient West Valley Mountainous economy, worth 319 trillion monies a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,234 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's air defense strategy is two-dimensional, advertisers scramble to sponsor the broadcast of President C E Krett's most personal functions, the question of 'what is President C E Krett's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, and fruit market traders let their stock spoil rather than reduce their prices at the day's end. Crime is totally unknown. The West Valley Mountains's national animal is the goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is freedom of religion.

The West Valley Mountains is ranked 66,816^th in the world and 2,687^th in the South Pacific for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 3,018.02 on the Hickory Productivity Index.