The Kingdom of Western Vapia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Victor Emmanuel III with an even hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, ubiquitous missile silos, and zero percent divorce rate. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 2.98 billion Italians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government is dominated by the Department of Defense, although Industry, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 82.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Italian economy, worth 723 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 242,645 Lire, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 927,598 per year while the poor average 43,861, a ratio of 21.1 to 1.

Snap elections are called over every minor impasse, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, the government has the power to seize property at will, and election ballot papers are so long that unused ones are recycled as toilet roll. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. 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 14,056^th in the world and 527^th in The North Pacific for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 21.15 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.