The Commonwealth of Wellspring Charles is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, devout population of 837 million Wellspring Charlesians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Wellspring Charlesian economy, worth 87.1 trillion currencies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,003 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, citizens live in superstitious fear of the mysterious glowing clouds that float over Wellspring Charles, policies are debated via video essays and tier lists, and troop transports blacken the sky as the military commences Operation Desert Ocean. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wellspring Charles's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wellspring Charles is ranked 14,294^th in the world and 13^th in The Wellspring for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 7,354.89 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.