The Republic of Charles D is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its lack of airports, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 524 million Charles Dians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 52.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Charles Dian economy, worth 29.6 trillion coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 56,542 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, thrift shops are closing their doors, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, and overly distant dads are conscripted into national nappy service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles D's national animal is the animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Charles D is ranked 97,514^th in the world and 23^rd in Charleslandia for Highest Drug Use, scoring 183.76 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.