The Realm of Serpens Land is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by King Edward II with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 10.187 billion Serpens Landers 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Fort Charlotte. The average income tax rate is 50.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Serpens Land economy, worth a remarkable 1,163 trillion Serpens Land Pounds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,194 Serpens Land Pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organisations with 800 in their phone number are often raided by special forces, it's best to say "yes" if the arbiter asks "what are you, a moron?", the government is more interested in identifying problems than fixing them, and people forget to eat because they are too busy singing King Edward II's praises. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Serpens Land's national animal is the Serpens Land Rattlesnake, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Serpens Land is ranked 49,868^th in the world and 53^rd in The Western Isles for Highest Average Incomes, with 114,194.39 Standard Monetary Units.