The Christian Empire of Wangoe is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Clovis with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, avant-garde cinema, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 16.629 billion Wangoens enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sardosa. The average income tax rate is 85.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wangoean economy, worth a remarkable 3,025 trillion Aureuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,937 Aureuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

All astronauts are hot twenty-something models selected because they have 'the right stuff', diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm, taking hostages is a great way to influence government policy, and the armed forces have declassified their next-generation document shredder. Crime is totally unknown. Wangoe's national animal is the Golden eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodox Catholic.

Wangoe is ranked 6,764^th in the world and 134^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 493.72 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.