The Free Land of Carla is a mammoth, efficient nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-working population of 8.8 billion Carlans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment aren't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 21.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Carlan economy, worth 692 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,721 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Government-sponsored WiFi allows farmers to rant about city folks in real time, immigrants are required to salute the flag five times a day, school lunches are made with hypo-allergenic wood pulp, and getting an autograph has become harder than ever. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carla's national animal is the dolphin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Carla is ranked 200,911^th in the world and 63^rd in Serenity for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 21.38 Effective Tax Rate.