The United Principality of Ashebourton is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Prince Robert II with an even hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 15.76 billion Ashebourtonians 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 medium-sized government is dominated by the Department of Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charlottestown. The average income tax rate is 55.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ashebourtonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,392 trillion Dominion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 88,338 Dominion Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political speeches that drill deep into bureaucratic fine detail could be said to be a little boring, the disabled are forced to undergo an MRI scan every time they pick up their benefit payments, prodigal children celebrate as charitable bequests plummet, and the "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Ashebourtonian Navy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ashebourton's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ashebourton is ranked 101,909^th in the world and 33^rd in The Commonwealth Society for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.62 law-abiding acts per hour.