The Republic of Wingstone is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its public floggings, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working population of 201 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.8%.

The thriving Wingstonean economy, worth 19.5 trillion Bolts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is 97,143 Bolts, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.

Mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, everyone has the equal opportunity to have their wallet stolen, the nation's diplomats are all talk and no action, and the nation's spies are always on break time. 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 52,892^nd in the world and 993^rd in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 17.36 average smiles per day.