The Most Ancient and Noble House of Lancaster of Wessex is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Duke Lancaster with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, national health service, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 34.099 billion Lancastrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The relatively small, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Environment and Social Policy are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Ancestral Estate Capital Region. The average income tax rate is 74.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Lancaster of Wessexian economy, worth an astonishing 11,498 trillion Royal Crown Sterlings a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 337,209 Royal Crown Sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle, armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, and calling dibs is an unalienable right. Crime is totally unknown. Lancaster of Wessex's national animal is the peregrine falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is ceremonially Wessex Anglicanism.

Lancaster of Wessex is ranked 5,272^nd in the world and 2^nd in House of Lancaster of Wessex for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 14,518.59 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.