The Marquessate of Kidderminster is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by The Marquess of Kidderminster with an even hand, and notable for its teetotalling pirates, public floggings, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 15.785 billion Kidderminsterians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lindenwood. The average income tax rate is 94.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Kidderminsterian economy, worth a remarkable 9,022 trillion thalers a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is a breathtaking 571,611 thalers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The internal market is thriving, political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, every diamond ring sold is accompanied by a twenty-five page analysis and a waiver, and a popular artist is claiming that a raw steak with a dog turd on it is a portrait of The Marquess of Kidderminster. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kidderminster's national animal is the sparrow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Kidderminster is ranked 904^th in the world and 2^nd in Lux Immortalem for Lowest Crime Rates, with 174.51 law-abiding acts per hour.