The Federation of The Winter Islands is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Premier Terri Hwatt with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, avant-garde cinema, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.121 billion Wintaris are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wintaurus. The average income tax rate is 90.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wintari economy, worth a remarkable 1,141 trillion Credits 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 140,533 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Premier Terri Hwatt reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes, it's surprisingly hard to find pictures of the bad haircuts from Premier Terri Hwatt's childhood, workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings, and authorities are looking for a stool pigeon to rat out who is stealing food from pigeon toilets. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Winter Islands's national animal is the Winter Island Parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

The Winter Islands is ranked 291,869^th in the world and 7,160^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -22.96 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.