The Fabled Republic of Wischland is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by President Maria von Eisenmerk with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 7.389 billion Wischlandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fernimburg. The average income tax rate is 51.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wischlandian economy, worth 891 trillion Orchis a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 120,675 Orchis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Many suspect the government "doth protest too much" with their curiously specific denials of conspiracy theories, companies have begun running campaigns to stop people from remembering their brand name, there is something rotten in the state of Wischland, and feeling like a winner comes at a price. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Wischland's national animal is the Great Horned Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Wischland is ranked 12,928^th in the world and 122^nd in 10000 Islands for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 7,993.91 on the Gilded Widget Scale.