The Confederacy of Western Mars is a titanic, efficient nation, notable for its unlimited-speed roads, complete lack of public education, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 20.954 billion Confederates enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The minute, outspoken government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Central City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.9%.

The powerhouse Marsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,581 trillion Federal Dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 75,480 Federal Dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 254,177 per year while the poor average 16,606, a ratio of 15.3 to 1.

There's more vermin than ever on the metro, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, posters on 'Marsian Values' advise against being proud of Western Mars, and the national security service are a bunch of crooks. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Western Mars's national animal is the Red Coyote, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Western Mars is ranked 297,228^th in the world and 10^th in Royal Federal Republic of Free States for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -6.32 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.