The Republic of Charles Puppet 10 is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its closed borders, avowedly heterosexual populace, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 953 million Charles Puppet 10ians 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 enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Charles Puppet 10ian economy, worth 79.8 trillion Coins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,708 Coins, with the richest citizens earning 5.7 times as much as the poorest.

Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags, the inner circle of Leader is looking more and more like a pink triangle, and every politician claims to be at least 1% Native Charles Puppet 10ian. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles Puppet 10's national animal is the Animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Charles Puppet 10 is ranked 217,997^th in the world and 162^nd in Charleslandia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -4.8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.