The Republic of Charles CC is a very large, efficient nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, ban on automobiles, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 457 million Charles CCians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.6%.

The powerhouse Charles CCian economy, worth 32.0 trillion coins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,124 coins, with the richest citizens earning 8.1 times as much as the poorest.

Burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, and concert halls sport signs proclaiming "No Shorts, Sandals or Swastikas". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles CC's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Charles CC is ranked 293,499^th in the world and 243^rd in Charleslandia for Largest Black Market, with 32.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.