The Republic of Windgrove is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 125 million Windgroveans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 22.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Windgrovean economy, worth 5.22 trillion Aureons a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,752 Aureons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Rich and poor neighborhoods are divided by the Red Line, law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, Leader's webseries about the alleged hauntings of Windgrove City generates millions of views, and drugs containing the compound "oleum de serpens" are being sold to cancer patients. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Windgrove's national animal is the Eagle.

Windgrove is ranked 175,396^th in the world and 1,418^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 1,324.27 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.