The Federation of StWinchester is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by president Philip yorkson with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful population of 17.555 billion StWinchesterians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Worlds end. The average income tax rate is 4.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient StWinchesterian economy, worth a remarkable 4,971 trillion Winchestian Bitcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 283,214 Winchestian Bitcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Global anti-terrorist organisations strongly suspect StWinchester of supplying extremist groups, relationships often break down when doctors tell couples they are genetically incompatible, businesses are forced to bring all work back within the nation's borders, and the ban on cars has been repealed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. StWinchester's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is christan.

StWinchester is ranked 2,403^rd in the world and 5^th in United Kingdom for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 9,989.7 on the Hickory Productivity Index.