The United States of Wayshyan Moodletz is a huge, genial nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and fear of technology. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 240 million Wayshyan Moodletzians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 27.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Wayshyan Moodletzian economy, worth 23.1 trillion USDS a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,164 USDS, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings, embarrassed police officers wear spandex and carry net guns, prankster scientists legally change their names to silly pseudonyms before major discoveries, and excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside. Crime is totally unknown. Wayshyan Moodletz's national animal is the Goose, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Wayshyan Moodletz is ranked 43,429^th in the world and 37^th in Lands End for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.96 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.