The Colony of Colonial Lamplight is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, public floggings, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 334 million Colonial Lamplightians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.2%.

The thriving Colonial Lamplightian economy, worth 23.7 trillion Half Crowns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Woodchip Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 70,848 Half Crowns, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 347,661 per year while the poor average 8,263, a ratio of 42.1 to 1.

Cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails', glamping Colonial Lamplightians won't sleep in a tent that doesn't include a Jacuzzi, and the politician's labor union forces stage names upon candidates. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Colonial Lamplight's national animal is the Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Colonial Lamplight is ranked 100,702^nd in the world and 10^th in Colonies for Highest Average Incomes, with 70,848.78 Standard Monetary Units.