The Republic of Charles 47 is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and ban on automobiles. The cynical population of 564 million Charles 47ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.1%.

The thriving Charles 47ian economy, worth 46.5 trillion Coins a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,464 Coins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 406,649 per year while the poor average 9,527, a ratio of 42.7 to 1.

Forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, Pinkerton agents are called in to forcibly break up white collar strikes, shooting someone has never been safer, and washing-up liquid looks and smells like baby poo. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles 47's national animal is the Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Charles 47 is ranked 198,733^rd in the world and 117^th in Charleslandia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 472.28 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.