The Commonwealth of The Windward Isles is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 488 million Windwardians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, corrupt, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Windhaven. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 30.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Windward Islesian economy, worth 63.2 trillion Windward Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 129,597 Windward Crowns, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 651,884 per year while the poor average 14,399, a ratio of 45.3 to 1.

Ride-sharing often involves some passengers sitting on the roof rack, government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, Windhaven's main city thoroughfare has been blocked by a row of leyland cypresses that mysteriously appeared overnight, and environmental protestors are being rounded up and taken away in sinister black vans as a massive land development campaign gets underway. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. The Windward Isles's national animal is the Albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Windward Isles is ranked 58,452^nd in the world and 69^th in Aesica for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,726.8 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.