The Constitutional Monarchy of Numeracy is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Queen Eleanor III with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, prohibition of alcohol, and aversion to nipples. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful, devout population of 23.525 billion Numericans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Stippenherth. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Numerican economy, worth a remarkable 3,582 trillion Kroner a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 152,290 Kroner, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Punting clubs and posh accents have been added to the national curriculum, the studies of art and philosophy are banned, artists count down the years until Queen Eleanor III is allowed to listen to their music, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Numeracy's national animal is the Numerican Hart, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Numeracy is ranked 82,913^th in the world and 15^th in Middle Earth for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 115.75 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.