The United Republic of Wangoe is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Lewis Tomlin with an even hand, and notable for its unlimited-speed roads, otherworldly petting zoo, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 12.534 billion Wangoens enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sardosa. The average income tax rate is 82.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wangoean economy, worth a remarkable 2,092 trillion Aureuses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 166,952 Aureuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tourists often cite 'hiding money in an off-shore banking account' as their main reason to visit the nation, people often get liposuction to reduce their air fares, cassocked priests and choirboys believe that what happens behind closed doors stays behind closed doors, and high school career advisors advise belligerent loners to consider vigilantism. Crime is totally unknown. Wangoe's national animal is the Golden eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Lutheranism.

Wangoe is ranked 162,108^th in the world and 807^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 246.22 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.