The Holy Empire of West Zantonia is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Our Most Revered God-Emperor with an iron fist, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 19.71 billion Zantonites are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Spirituality, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Welfare and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Blessed Virkodo. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.8%.

The frighteningly efficient West Zantonian economy, worth a remarkable 4,609 trillion Mollaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Gambling, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 233,849 Mollaris, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,626,252 per year while the poor average 11,711, a ratio of 138 to 1.

Stylish juvenile delinquents are highly overrepresented in fatal motorcycle accidents, businesses are scrambling to adapt to the government's mandate that 'time and measurement no longer exist', explosive diarrhoea is not just a colorful phrase, and cute fluffy little Our Most Revered God-Emperors are increasingly popular exotic pets. Crime is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. West Zantonia's national animal is the Pangolin, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Word Of The God-Emperor.

West Zantonia is ranked 316,071^st in the world and 6,054^th in the Rejected Realms for Safest, scoring 3.18 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.