The Kingdom of House of Estridsen is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 13.503 billion House of Estridsens are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 46.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient House of Estridsenian economy, worth 460 trillion Kroners a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 34,134 Kroners, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. House of Estridsen's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

House of Estridsen is ranked 118,549^th in the world and 1^st in Kalmar union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.86 law-abiding acts per hour.