The Republic of Charge 1 is a large, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning money population. The hard-working population of 107 million Charge 1ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.0%.

The Charge 1ian economy, worth 4.68 trillion monies a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Gambling, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 43,762 monies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Genetic researchers have been expelled, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charge 1's national animal is the money.

Charge 1 is ranked 183,061^st in the world and 7^th in battery for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.69 on the Bus Surprisal Index.