The Republic of Charles Y is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, strictly enforced bedtime, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, devout population of 449 million Charles Yians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 54.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Charles Yian economy, worth 28.4 trillion coins a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 63,277 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The price of takeaway food quadruples after 6pm, the police double as repo men, male friends are often accompanied by a female relative in order to prove their 'straightness', and lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles Y's national animal is the animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Charles Y is ranked 108,627^th in the world and 119^th in Charleslandia for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,313.54 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.