The Republic of Wingstone is a small, safe nation, notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 40 million Wingstoneans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.9%.

The thriving Wingstonean economy, worth 3.48 trillion Bolts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 87,017 Bolts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,364 per year while the poor average 19,914, a ratio of 14.3 to 1.

Teenagers get their license without taking the test, legal contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on, terrorist videos start by thanking their sponsors, and the government supplies ragtag bands of resistance fighters in exchange for vague promises of future payment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wingstone's national animal is the Boeing 747, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wingstone is ranked 50,358^th in the world and 909^th in the South Pacific for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 2,094.98 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.