The Most Serene Republic of Wu-wei is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 921 million Wu-weians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Wu-weian economy, worth 89.8 trillion qis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 97,464 qis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is known abroad mostly for its Parliamentary antics, polite commuters on the Wu-wei City Metro always let hurried workers off the train first, the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies, and printing out government documents requires the approval of at least three admins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wu-wei's national animal is the panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wu-wei is ranked 260,268^th in the world and 1,270^th in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -5.1 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.