Westalis

is a large country that borders the west of Ostania in the SPY x FAMILY series and is Loid Forger's home country. Despite its major role, little is known about Westalis beyond their advanced intelligence agency, WISE.
== Overview ==
Westalis appears to be a relatively free and open country with positive relations with other Western nations, which is why it is believed that it recovered from the war faster than Ostania. Seeking further recovery and diplomatic stability, their government has recently focused on defusing any possible strife, while ministers and diplomats have been proactively working to prevent a renewal of hostilities with Ostania.
== Currency ==
The currency used in Westalis is , commonly represented as Đ, and coins. 100 pents is equivalent to 1 dalc. 1 dalc is also equivalent to 320 Japanese yen (or 2.20 US dollars) in today's exchange rate. This currency is also used in Ostania.
== Politics ==
During Loid's youth, Westalis and Ostania were said to have created a pact to end their conflicts. However, due to cultural and political differences, war broke out between them. Shortly before the war began, some anti-Ostanian protests in Westalis were held, and a few days later, Loid's father left for the border as tensions appeared to be rising. While the actual start of the war is still unclear, the initial invasion of Westalis's eastern provinces by the Ostanian Army with the bombing of Luwen was what started it. Despite the efforts of the Westalis Army to resist the attacks, they could not stop the region of Luwen from falling, which suffered significant civilian casualties. Other regions like Kielberg were also devastated by later bombings.
The war between the two countries was long and brutal, claiming the lives of many soldiers and innocent civilians. During this time, Westalis committed P.O.W. massacres, knowledge that is currently being kept secret from the public. Due to the efforts of key figures from both nations, the fighting came to an end, and the two countries eventually brokered for peace; Ostania's anti-West political party, the National Unity Party, was deposed from its ruling position. However, the peace was a thin veneer as tensions still remained hot between the two countries, with Westalis on guard from Ostania's aggression and appearing to be ready for another conflict should an incident against them from Ostania come to pass. An "iron curtain" was placed to sever them, leading to the beginning of a different war, a cold war.
Many have defected from Ostania to Westalis, with there even being rumors that people in the southern regions of Ostania have been using the word "picnic" as a code for defecting to Westalis through a third country. Defecting to Ostania appears to be rare, as those who have typically go with the purpose of seeing their families or pursuing a mission of some sort.
 
On the surface, Westalis appears to be taking a conciliatory approach with Ostania, with foreign ministers from both countries making official meetings with one another for peace talks with the intention of normalizing diplomatic relations, and a Westalis Embassy has been placed in Ostania's capital city of Berlint. There was also a cultural exchange event headed by Ostanian Jonas Wellman, a former opera singer. As Wellman was an influential figure in both countries, people hoped it would improve the relations between them.
Over ten years after the war's official end, a Westalian diplomat perishes in a car accident in Ostania after crashing through a road barrier. Westalis's intelligence agency, WISE, suspects the National Unity Party to be behind the event and is plotting another war. As such, they send their best agent, "Twilight," to investigate the party's leader Donovan Desmond, leading to the events of the current story.
== Military ==
=== Intelligence ===
:Main article: Westalian Intelligence
While not much of Westalis's army is known, there is a military intelligence that has recruited soldiers to the advanced intelligence agency known as WISE, which has managed to evade Ostania's counterintelligence, the State Security Service, to prevent war between the two countries by any means possible. It can also be assumed that Westalis has its own counterintelligence agency.
== Culture ==
Compared to Ostania, Westalis seems to have a stronger economy. Westalis also appears to have more advanced entertainment that even Ostanian Intelligence agent Winston Wheeler called the books and movies in Ostania dull compared to Westalis's. Opera singing appears to be well-liked in Westalis, as Jonas Wellman is popular there and was eagerly expected by Westalis when he announced plans to visit the country for a cultural exchange event.
In the past, many streetcars ran through the region of Luwen, which also held town fairs. The male youth would often play soldier, playing with toy helmets and guns.
== Regions ==
Luwen.png|Luwen in the manga
Young Twilight Crying.png|Kielberg in the anime
Loid Forger's Childhood.png|Kielberg in the manga
* , an eastern region.
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== Landmarks and Locations ==
== Trivia ==
* Westalis is based on the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) during the Berlin Cold War era.
== References ==
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