The Free Land of Old-Sarum is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by King Edward I with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, smutty television, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, devout population of 8.479 billion Old-Sarumians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salisbury. The average income tax rate is 55.8%.

The very strong Old-Sarumian economy, worth 643 trillion crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 75,870 crowns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The police go to great efforts to seize contraband favored by politicians on the police oversight committee, GDP growth is the preferred altar of national worship, the nation grinds to a halt for afternoon tea, and innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Old-Sarum's national animal is the roe deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Old-Sarum is ranked 69,266^th in the world and 15^th in The New Forest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 70.18 law-abiding acts per hour.