The Armed Republic of Carolias is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its soft-spoken computers, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 113 million Carolians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 28.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Caroliasian economy, worth 5.53 trillion Caruls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 48,906 Caruls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, citizens volunteer for tax audits to avoid the 80-page Practical Assessment Survey Tool On Religions, 13-year-old internet trolls are treated as a threat on par with terrorists, and children's bedrooms are often decorated with posters of successful accountants. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carolias's national animal is the red fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Carolias is ranked 78,345^th in the world and 2,169^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 100.13 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.