The Empire of Lord Carlisle is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Carlisle Arthur Henry George with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, sprawling nuclear power plants, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, cheerful population of 23.249 billion Stuarts have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stuart City. The average income tax rate is 10.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Stuart economy, worth a remarkable 3,850 trillion Dollars 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 165,633 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.1 times as much as the poorest.

Pop stars who make it big overseas are hailed as economic heroes, rumor has it that Carlisle Arthur Henry George has won three lotteries in a row, candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, and agreeing to appear on TV is often the best way to access social care. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Lord Carlisle's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Secularism.

Lord Carlisle is ranked 5,597^th in the world and 5^th in The Empire of Walbard for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 535.19 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.