The Republic of Nightmare Chara is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 4.649 billion Nightmare Charans 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 prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Industry also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 35.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Nightmare Charan economy, worth 174 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 37,576 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Nightmare Charan novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader, elderly prisoners with severe dementia are reminded hourly that they are evil people by helpful nurse-wardens, APCs on school runs disgorge kids via assault ramps, and teams of painters are converting road signs from horse lengths to kilometers. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nightmare Chara's national animal is the Kitsune, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Nightmare Chara is ranked 291,909^th in the world and 10^th in Caliban for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -38.01 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.