The Kingdom of Cartiere is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Alan Bennett with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, hard-working population of 2.981 billion Cartiereans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cartiere City. The average income tax rate is 74.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Cartierean economy, worth 256 trillion Dollars a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 86,207 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Deceased politicians spam the public with thousands of AI-generated voicemails, a plague of zealots has been unleashed on the streets of Cartiere City, populations of two-headed Harpy Eagles have been found around recently-uncovered archaeological sites, and copyright laws have been abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cartiere's national animal is the Harpy Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is All Religions.

Cartiere is ranked 271,774^th in the world and 186^th in Declansburg for Most Extreme, scoring 7.57 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.