The Grand Duchy of West Litaurdia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Charles XXVIII with an iron fist, and renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.138 billion West Litaurdians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Litaurdia. The average income tax rate is 96.3%.

The frighteningly efficient West Litaurdian economy, worth a remarkable 1,865 trillion marks 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. 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 229,271 marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tomato-covered corpses that decorate the nation's cities are a favourite amongst morbid tourists, protests are illegal, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Litaurdia's national animal is the emu, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Litaurdianism.

West Litaurdia is ranked 2,808^th in the world and 147^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 132.58 law-abiding acts per hour.