The Republic of Charles W is a very large, genial nation, remarkable for its public floggings, avowedly heterosexual populace, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 376 million Charles Wians 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 large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Social Policy. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 50.5%.

The Charles Wian economy, worth 19.6 trillion coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 52,062 coins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 164,548 per year while the poor average 12,576, a ratio of 13.1 to 1.

Acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse, the government only invests in infrastructure after a natural disaster, the nation threatens sanctions on islands only visible at low tide, and government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles W's national animal is the animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Charles W is ranked 166,849^th in the world and 104^th in Charleslandia for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 388.8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.