The Most Serene Republic of Wu Ming is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 604 million Wu Mingians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 52.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Wu Mingian economy, worth 17.7 trillion Pennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 29,381 Pennies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home, all the cool kids have tetanus, the government has announced its plans to construct a giant weaponised robot-cat, and young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wu Ming's national animal is the Penguin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Wu Ming is ranked 329,671^st in the world and 1^st in Corporate Paradise for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.