The Republic of Charles V- is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and lack of airports. The cynical population of 564 million Charles V-ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 56.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Charles V-ian economy, worth 31.2 trillion coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,249 coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Families consisting of more than three people are forced to split up, discarded pennies litter the streets, anti-vaxxers claim that injected children are prone to psychotic breaks when they see the 'Queen of Diamonds' playing card, and engine room hooch is the drink of choice among the nation's navy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles V-'s national animal is the animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Charles V- is ranked 125,163^rd in the world and 229^th in Charleslandia for Most Developed, scoring 58.05 on the Human Development Index.