The Republic of Whet is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 248 million Whetens hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Welfare, with Education, Healthcare, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 9.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Wheten economy, worth 13.2 trillion Wheten Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Gambling. Average income is 53,411 Wheten Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

There's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, it takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, artificial intelligences seeking exciting work are overcome with ennui, and the government is deliberately installing bloatware onto computers. Crime is relatively low. Whet's national animal is the Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Whet is ranked 107,416^th in the world and 22^nd in Geopolity for Most Cultured, scoring 66 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.