The Republic of Western Vapia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Luigi Di Maio with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.571 billion Italians 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 government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry, Education, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. The average income tax rate is 78.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Italian economy, worth 558 trillion Lire a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 217,364 Lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Town nameplates frequently raise giggles from passing tourists, nuclear warheads are frequently launched into space as a warning to invading meteoroids, the tenet of free speech is held dear, and colonial citizens are forced to sing the praise of the "Great Italian Liberator". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Western Vapia's national animal is the Brown Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Western Vapia is ranked 59,627^th in the world and 1,485^th in The North Pacific for Largest Populations, with 2.57 billion Capita.