The Colony of The Winter Bird is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning porpoise population. The hard-working population of 228 million Winter Birdians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.3%.

The Winter Birdian economy, worth 9.84 trillion bitcoins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Average income is 43,139 bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Winter Bird's national animal is the porpoise.

The Winter Bird is ranked 184,067^th in the world and 1^st in Aspenia for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 1,250.3 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.