The Peoples Union of Icewindia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Marshall with an even hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7.182 billion Icewindians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of State of New Aerial. The average income tax rate is 71.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Icewindian economy, worth 243 trillion Ice Stones a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 33,855 Ice Stones, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Marshall has just been declared ruler of Icewindia in an international press conference, Solist Lycannism Shinism has been named as Icewindia's national religion, cults that offer eternal life after death to those who follow a self-sacrificing saviour are frowned upon, and no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Icewindia's national animal is the Penguins, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Solist Lycannism Shinism.

Icewindia is ranked 57,917^th in the world and 58^th in The Hole To Hide In for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,324.36 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.