The Republic of Charles Puppet 13 is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its disturbing lack of elderly people, prohibition of alcohol, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.159 billion Charles Puppet 13ians 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 enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 75.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Charles Puppet 13ian economy, worth 105 trillion Coins a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,958 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, hot dogs have been renamed lukewarm pigs, a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Charles Puppet 13ian politicians, and the might of the entire Charles Puppet 13ian Navy is focused on fifty bemused spear-throwing islanders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles Puppet 13's national animal is the Animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Charles Puppet 13 is ranked 183,246^th in the world and 37^th in Charleslandia for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -2 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.