The Most Serene Republic of New Chairles is a mid-sized, pleasant nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 94 million New Chairlesians 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 Education, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 27.3%.

The New Chairlesian economy, worth 3.50 trillion Liberties a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Gambling, and Book Publishing. Average income is 37,182 Liberties, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, and the nation's universities are often mistaken for foreign embassies. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Chairles's national animal is the Double-Headed Eagle.

New Chairles is ranked 232,037^th in the world and 140^th in Charleslandia for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.