The Ancien Régime of the Imperial Crown is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Edmund Blackadder with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 18.252 billion Crystallians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crystallia City. The average income tax rate is 96.4%.

The powerhouse Crystallian economy, worth a remarkable 2,215 trillion Crystallian Pounds a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 121,357 Crystallian Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All-natural foods are becoming a major fad, scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, medical lawsuits are out of control, and tax rises are attributed to divine will. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Imperial Crown's national animal is the Crystal Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Merlinism.

The Imperial Crown is ranked 44,487^th in the world and 71^st in Wintreath for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 4,339.28 on the Gilded Widget Scale.