The Republic of Charles Puppet 17 is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings, avowedly heterosexual populace, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.158 billion Charles Puppet 17ians 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 51.1%.

The all-consuming Charles Puppet 17ian economy, worth 106 trillion Coins a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,408 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Plain-clothes police officers follow Dàguó tourists everywhere they go, Leader isn't a national brand, museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin, and executions often take hours as amateurs attempt to find veins. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles Puppet 17's national animal is the Animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Charles Puppet 17 is ranked 193,054^th in the world and 50^th in Charleslandia for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -3 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.