The People's Republic of Karlos is a titanic, genial nation, ruled by Karlos with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, conspicuous electricity pylons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 23.511 billion Karlosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karlosville. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Karlosian economy, worth a remarkable 4,752 trillion Karlos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 202,140 Karlos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government forces Karlosians to eat their vegetables, every week is blindness awareness week, frequent flyers are chiseled into statues, and interest in globalism never flags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karlos's national animal is the Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Karlos is ranked 324,544^th in the world and 200^th in Refugia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -9.38 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.