The Federation of Windurst is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Star Sybil with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.045 billion Windurstians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Windurst City. The average income tax rate is 83.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Windurstian economy, worth 611 trillion Gils a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 151,172 Gils, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign policy is to avoid standing up to bullies, ancestry test results arrive bundled with patent applications, one does not simply walk into the tundra, and the alien invasion siren sounds eerily like a UFO. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Windurst's national animal is the Mandragora, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Windurst is ranked 119,980^th in the world and 1,941^st in The North Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,498.85 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.