The Republic of Charles 69 is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and compulsory gun ownership. The cynical population of 442 million Charles 69ians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 48.4%.

The powerhouse Charles 69ian economy, worth 35.2 trillion Coins a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 79,556 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Leader's hair, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, citizens must pay to enjoy Charles 69's pristine beaches, and textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles 69's national animal is the Animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Charles 69 is ranked 294,201^st in the world and 238^th in Charleslandia for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -7.16 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.