After Auden:
Eden
Landscape: Mountainous and inhospitable, with a rocky and complex coastline, and with less than 15% of the land surface arable. At least one desert, and a rainforest on the southern border. Strong ocean currents and numerous offshore islands.
Climate: Seasonal and highly variable. Occasional severe storms, but no hurricanes or tornados. Hot, dry summers.
Ethnic origin of inhabitants: Various English and Italian ethnicities with strong local culture.
Language: English and dialect.
Weights and Measures: Metric (my one concession to Utopia)
Religion: Catholicism, but without any Constantinian impulses.
Capital: Around a million people, densely urban with ethnic neighborhoods and no suburbs.
Form of Government: Federal, with a central monarch chosen by lot, and local direct democracy.
Sources of Natural Power: Wind, geothermal, and solar.
Economic activities: Small-holdings farming, light industry, and ecotourism.
Means of transport: Electric tram, canal, and bicycle.
Architecture: Though none of these styles go together, Byzantine for sacred buildings, Georgian or Neo-Palladian for public buildings, Burnham-era skyscrapers, and Baroque houses.
Domestic Furniture and Equipment: Obviously this would be a matter of personal taste, but everyone's personal taste would tend toward the old and well-worn.
Dress: The perfect balance of functional constraints and ceremonial pride.
Sources of Public Information: Gossip and pirate radio.
Public Statues: Naturalists, geologists, and animals.
Public Entertainments: Theater, opera, and rock festivals.
Carl Lumma wrote:
Landscape: Mountains, valleys, freshwater lakes and rivers.
Climate: Temperate with short winters. Enough rain.
Architecture: High-density in valleys, single-family in mountains.
Ethnicity: Multicultural
Language: Rampant bilingualism with universal fluency in English.
Weights and Measures: English (12 and 16 are better bases than 10).
Religion: Choirs. Daily morning rehearsal and weekly nightime vigil.
Government: Anarchy with efficient jurisprudence. Dominant assurance contracts. A few approval-ballot offices.
Energy: Photovoltaic
Industry: Small-holdings farming, nanofabrication.
Transportation stack: pedestrian - Segway - train
Recreational travel: equestrian - recumbent bike
Architecture: Yes
Sources of public information: Libraries. Wiki wiki web.
Entertainment: Outdoor theater from spontaneous to large-scale. Annual field games.