The Republic of Western willow is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning turtle population. The hard-working, democratic population of 179 million Western willowians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and International Aid. The average income tax rate is 9.2%.

The Western willowian economy, worth 11.0 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 61,466 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams. Crime is relatively low. Western willow's national animal is the turtle.

Western willow is ranked 147,872^nd in the world and 119^th in Benigtopia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,060.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.