The Estates of Lord Carlisle is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Carlisle I with an even hand, and renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cheerful population of 18.845 billion Walbardians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Walbard City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Walbardian economy, worth a remarkable 3,035 trillion Viras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 161,102 Viras, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,016,768 per year while the poor average 10,686, a ratio of 95.1 to 1.

The military has adopted a weird double-fisted salute, equality looks curiously unequal, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and tax avoidance is a serious affair. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lord Carlisle's national animal is the Clown Fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Anglicanism.

Lord Carlisle is ranked 33,222^nd in the world and 12^th in The Walbard Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 80.87 law-abiding acts per hour.