The State of Xc is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its complete lack of public education and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 16.42 billion Xcians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The minute, moralistic, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.0%.

The powerhouse Xcian economy, worth 594 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Retail. Average income is 36,187 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 124,151 per year while the poor average 7,741, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

Voting is voluntary and Xc has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Xc's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Xc is ranked 119,615^th in the world and 87^th in Omega Prime for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 979.1 on the Gilded Widget Scale.