The Queendom of Whippingham is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Queen Seaxburh with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 15.754 billion Whippinghamians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Osborne. The average income tax rate is 77.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Whippinghamian economy, worth a remarkable 1,663 trillion vects a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 105,561 vects, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, dictators have dubbed Whippingham the land of lunatics, in the Beginning was the Word and the Word was "Pragmatism", and patriotic citizens chant "there's only one Whippingham" at foreigners. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Whippingham's national animal is the Great spotted kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is pagan.

Whippingham is ranked 6,061^st in the world and 4^th in Vectis for Nicest Citizens, with 41.69 average smiles per day.