The Old Lady's House of Winglick is a huge, safe nation, ruled by cat with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 973 million Winglickians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of maus. The average income tax rate is 46.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Winglickian economy, worth 67.6 trillion mices a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,518 mices, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government advises foreign diplomats to speak softly and carry a big bag of cash, signs stating "You Must be This Tall to Enter" have started appearing outside retirement homes, foreign entanglements are getting spicy, and exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Winglick's national animal is the cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Winglick is ranked 67,648^th in the world and 1^st in vault 76 for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 4,032 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.