The Empire of The Imperial Empire of Yorkshire is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by High Lord Emperor Chris Clarkson with an iron fist, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, ubiquitous missile silos, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 10.368 billion Yorkshireans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of York. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The frighteningly efficient a Yorkshirean economy, worth a remarkable 1,806 trillion Shillings a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 174,271 Shillings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Corporate innovation has effectively ended since ideas can no longer be owned, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, and roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Imperial Empire of Yorkshire's national animal is the Honey Badger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Imperial Empire of Yorkshire is ranked 280,102^nd in the world and 10,511^th in Balder for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 28.28 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.