The Republic of Charles 35 is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 506 million Charles 35ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 16.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Charles 35ian economy, worth 18.7 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, quite specialized black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, 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 37,035 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Arms manufacturing has been put at an arm's length, the might of the entire Charles 35ian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders, politicians have to be granted day-release from prison to speak on bills, and ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Charles 35's national animal is the Animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Charles 35 is ranked 42,434^th in the world and 1^st in World Domination for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 5,010.47 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.