The Most Serene Republic of The Wintergarden is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by La Serenissima with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, unlimited-speed roads, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 25.528 billion Winterguardians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Winterguardian economy, worth a remarkable 5,466 trillion twigs a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 214,128 twigs, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,631,568 per year while the poor average 7,741, a ratio of 210 to 1.

Hit TV show 'The eXecution Factor' is a critical success, becoming a missionary is a sure-fire route to martyrdom, fiscal policy hawks decry the sizable "panem et circenses" fund added to the public budget, and employees are told they can avoid traffic jams by starting work at 4 AM. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. The Wintergarden's national animal is the Silver Birch, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is money.

The Wintergarden is ranked 1,474^th in the world and 1^st in Command and Conquer for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 8,973.1 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.