Dear Q,

If it is, can I offer you Belgium in return for New Zealand? Their unoaked Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are getting a bit expensive at the decent end of the range and only Californians appreciate good wine, and they have enough of their own.

You'd like Belgium. They could host the headquarters for you and show you how to spend members' money. They do a wonderful line in gravy trains that could be exported across the Pacific rim... And if you ever need somewhere for your armies to march through on their way to invade other countries, they can arrange roadside cheering crowds to wave you through. They are well rehearsed, so it wouldn't be any trouble.

(Ok, France for Singapore? )