The Republic of Winchia is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by President Sang Zhang with an even hand, and remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 5.848 billion Winchians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Tam City. The average income tax rate is 86.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Winchian economy, worth 410 trillion Winchese taels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 70,152 Winchese taels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign musicians that President Sang Zhang dislikes are turned away at the border, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, an internet search for the word "bland" produces pictures of President Sang Zhang, and politicians have literally dirty hands from their extracurricular activities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Winchia's national animal is the Winchese Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Winchese Violetism.

Winchia is ranked 22,000^th in the world and 813^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 88.11 law-abiding acts per hour.