The Confederacy of Yorkshire and its colonies is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Barry Chuckle with an even hand, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.819 billion Yorks 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Leeds. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Eborian economy, worth a remarkable 1,809 trillion Thruppeny Bits a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 130,910 Thruppeny Bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Structures are raised on promises, hot dogs have been renamed lukewarm pigs, the ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels, and descriptions of properties as "a stone's throw from the city centre" require a trebuchet to be true. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yorkshire and its colonies's national animal is the Red Squirrel, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Holy Church of Yorkshire Tea.

Yorkshire and its colonies is ranked 36,739^th in the world and 27^th in Yorkshire for Largest Populations, with 13.8 billion capita.