The Holy United Empire of Great Burlington is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by King Michael i LP Marquess Curzon with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, devout population of 16.195 billion Burling Saxons are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Saint Justin. The average income tax rate is 82.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Burling Saxon economy, worth a remarkable 3,661 trillion Gold Sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 226,078 Gold Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Popular sunny beaches always have a cloudy outlook, waste is frequently shipped to other countries, becoming a missionary is a sure-fire route to martyrdom, and life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Great Burlington's national animal is the Elephant and Nebelung, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Orthodox Church of Burlington.

Great Burlington is ranked 3,148^th in the world and 6^th in Eurth for Lowest Crime Rates, with 128.88 law-abiding acts per hour.