The Holy Empire of West Waldorff is a massive, genial nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, ritual sacrifices, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, devout population of 1.674 billion West Waldorffians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.0%.

The thriving West Waldorffian economy, worth 151 trillion florins 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. 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 90,277 florins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 328,014 per year while the poor average 17,684, a ratio of 18.5 to 1.

Everyone has the equal opportunity to have their wallet stolen, there's a hole in the heart of every West Waldorffian city, money is being desperately pumped into the ruined economy, and the needs of the living outweigh the needs of the dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. West Waldorff's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

West Waldorff is ranked 233,156^th in the world and 325^th in Edoca for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -3.96 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.