The Republic of Charles 19 is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory gun ownership, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 578 million Charles 19ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 64.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Charles 19ian economy, worth 48.6 trillion Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 84,094 Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Thousands of children die every day from easily curable illnesses, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, people accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety, and things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles 19's national animal is the Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Charles 19 is ranked 35,904^th in the world and 18^th in Voidwolf for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 50.37 on the Kitten Softness Rating.