The Republic of Wingstone is a mid-sized, safe nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 69 million Wingstoneans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.6%.

The thriving Wingstonean economy, worth 6.20 trillion Bolts a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 89,863 Bolts, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 323,871 per year while the poor average 17,827, a ratio of 18.2 to 1.

Students consistently complain that the wi-fi ate their homework, those who turn the other cheek seem to enjoy being slapped just a little too much, public toilets are famed for their rear entries, and takeaway food bought on the weekend now comes with fifty percent more sweat and tears. 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.

Wingstone is ranked 260,529^th in the world and 3,467^th in the South Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -5.16 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.