The Grand Empire of West Heisen is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Walther D Garamond with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 1.26 billion West Heisenians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.2%.

The frighteningly efficient West Heisenian economy, worth 176 trillion Heisenian Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 139,736 Heisenian Marks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 517,197 per year while the poor average 26,591, a ratio of 19.4 to 1.

The government spends more on chasing distant comets than on basic infrastructure, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, the nation has learned that pulling out is messy, and pet owners make sure their dogs wear diapers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Heisen's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

West Heisen is ranked 120,540^th in the world and 434^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Highest Workforce Participation Rate, with 57.59 Workforce Participation Rate.