The Constitutional Monarchy of Lancast is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 172 million Lancastians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 21.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Lancastian economy, worth 10.2 trillion Bips a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,103 Bips, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

'Police Academy 36' and 'Sharknados On A Plane' are vying for top spot at the box-office, prison visits increase substantially during election years, juries are mostly made up of wealthy busybodies and ex-convicts, and artists are pillars of society. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lancast's national animal is the Hamster, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Lancast is ranked 259,193^rd in the world and 877^th in Concord for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,317.07 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.