The People's Republic of The Wasp Nest is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Sting with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed population of 6.953 billion Wasp Nestians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Nest. The average income tax rate is 53.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Wasp Nestian economy, worth 358 trillion Red Cents a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Average income is 51,617 Red Cents, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dictionary sales have hit an all-time high, sleep-deprived officials are known to collapse after late night revision for their examinations, torture is illegal, and lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Wasp Nest's national animal is the Wasp, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Swarming.

The Wasp Nest is ranked 107,281^st in the world and 6^th in Save The Planet for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,597.58 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.