The Most Serene Republic of West Pastafaria is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Grandmaster Chef Fallzangour with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.135 billion Pastafarians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Strascinati. The average income tax rate is 86.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient West Pastafarian economy, worth a remarkable 1,149 trillion Vermicellis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 125,833 Vermicellis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Commuters often break into synchronised para-para dancing for no reason at all, it's been a banner year for local vexillology, community organizers have given up going door to door because nobody is home, and producers insist that movie stars wear crash helmets in every scene. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Pastafaria's national animal is the Wild Spotted Collandar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

West Pastafaria is ranked 10,440^th in the world and 299^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 55.21 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.