The Watch how I Soar Nation of A Leaf on the Wind is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Ephraim Barnes with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.426 billion BrownCoats enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Serenity. The average income tax rate is 76.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Leaf on the Windian economy, worth 824 trillion Credits a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,398 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Social networking sites have discussion groups devoted to planning terrorist attacks, pawn shop reality shows dominate basic cable, people who have never eaten chicken are told it tastes a bit like crocodile, and Bigtopian interference in domestic elections is always democratically sanctioned. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. A Leaf on the Wind's national animal is the Parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Mirandaism.

A Leaf on the Wind is ranked 7,919^th in the world and 403^rd in Balder for Safest, scoring 124.29 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.