The United Republic of Wangoe is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Lewis Tomlin with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 12.485 billion Wangoens enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sardosa. The average income tax rate is 82.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wangoean economy, worth a remarkable 2,056 trillion Aureuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 164,679 Aureuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The daily weather forecast often predicts light showers of debris, the acceptance of acupuncture and other alternative therapies has needled the scientific community, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, and escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky. Crime is totally unknown. Wangoe's national animal is the Golden eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Lutheranism.

Wangoe is ranked 23,929^th in the world and 255^th in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 6,520.97 on the Gilded Widget Scale.