The Old Lady's House of Winglick is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by cat with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 915 million Winglickians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of maus. The average income tax rate is 48.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Winglickian economy, worth 53.7 trillion mices a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,666 mices, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Daydreaming on public transport is considered impolite, crossword puzzles have been co-opted as a symbol of racial discrimination, you can tell when Winglickians are being snarky by the fact their lips are moving, and student exchange programs are in trouble as everyone wants to leave but no-one wants to come. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Winglick's national animal is the cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Winglick is ranked 79,975^th in the world and 285^th in Starlight for Safest, scoring 91.51 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.