The Magnum of Sparking Wine is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Sparky with an even hand, and notable for its strictly enforced bedtime, enforced nudity, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 24.676 billion Sparking Winers are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Calder. The average income tax rate is 80.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Sparking Wigean economy, worth a remarkable 1,711 trillion champagnes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Gambling. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 69,340 champagnes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new 'Who Wants To Be A Politician' election debate auditions are more popular than the debates themselves, nothing gets the party jumping like Sparky specifying how high, the children of Sparking Wine are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence, and immersive video game experiences are interrupted by incessant disclaimer pop-ups. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sparking Wine's national animal is the sommelier, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Sparking Wine is ranked 34,968^th in the world and 2^nd in Alberta for Most Beautiful Environments, with 785.95 pounds of wildlife per square mile.