The Holy Roman Republic of West German Federation is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Chairwoman Silvia Schwarzenberg with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, unlimited-speed roads, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 21.501 billion West Germans are ruled with an iron fist by the socialist government, which grants its people the freedom to do whatever they like so long as it doesn't involve getting richer than anybody else or challenging the government.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cologne. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient West German economy, worth a remarkable 5,573 trillion Shillings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 259,233 Shillings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young people never forget their first roommate — no matter how much counselling they have, decongestants have replaced Shillings in street transactions, economic planning is exalted as a human art form, and politicians have literally dirty hands from their extracurricular activities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West German Federation's national animal is the Lamb, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Socialist Christianity.

West German Federation is ranked 7,898^th in the world and 1^st in Terminus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,469.01 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.