The Holy Empire of Ingrid Wendl is a huge, safe nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 975 million Ingrid Wendlians 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 Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 15.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ingrid Wendlian economy, worth 46.8 trillion Golds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 48,014 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Major corporations receive tax breaks for no apparent reason, schoolchildren learn basic numeracy by counting off their push-ups, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Ingrid Wendl City Times is sold out, and the news is showing footage of Leader bullying an old man to the point of tears. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Ingrid Wendl's national animal is the Rattlesnake.

Ingrid Wendl is ranked 206,399^th in the world and 7,018^th in Osiris for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.