The United Kingdom of Kerelen is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Henry I with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and public floggings. The compassionate, devout population of 5.735 billion Kerelenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sargensel. The average income tax rate is 80.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Kerelenian economy, worth 597 trillion Plurals a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 104,238 Plurals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Home renovation shows are increasingly popular, civic leaders eagerly encourage sinners to spend more time on their knees, theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good, and the "temporary replacement bus service" is now a permanent fixture. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kerelen's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Kerelen is ranked 37,942^nd in the world and 2^nd in The Three Isles for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 4,865.45 on the Gilded Widget Scale.