The State of Westborne is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 8.078 billion Westborneans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The strong Westbornean economy, worth 372 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 46,149 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 297,439 per year while the poor average 2,892, a ratio of 102 to 1.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, a government program is underway to revitalize Westborne's beaches, and Westborne has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Westborne's national animal is the deer.

Westborne is ranked 287,016^th in the world and 8^th in Dublin for Lowest Crime Rates, with 36.69 law-abiding acts per hour.