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The Federal Republic of The West United States is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by President Lee with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, free-roaming dinosaurs, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 6.387 billion western Americans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Washougal. The average income tax rate is 92.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient West United Statesian economy, worth 864 trillion US dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 135,367 US dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Criminals lock themselves in their mums' basements to avoid prison, only vaccinated citizens may have free healthcare, drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth, and cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The West United States's national animal is the California Grizzly Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The West United States is ranked 83,674^th in the world and 1,462^nd in The North Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 19.51 flags saluted per person per day.