The Republic of Perdition Charles is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, otherworldly petting zoo, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate, cynical population of 571 million Perdition Charlesians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 46.6%.

The all-consuming Perdition Charlesian economy, worth 52.0 trillion currencies a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,100 currencies, with the richest citizens earning 8.8 times as much as the poorest.

Many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them, old folks reminisce about the last time someone was acquitted of a crime, large sections of Perdition Charles have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, and it's been a banner year for local vexillology. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Perdition Charles's national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Perdition Charles is ranked 231,228^th in the world and 1,146^th in the Plains of Perdition for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -2.19 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.