The People's Republic of Karlos is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Karlos with an iron fist, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, cynical, cheerful population of 18.49 billion Karlosians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karlosville. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Karlosian economy, worth a remarkable 3,396 trillion Karlos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is extremely specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 183,671 Karlos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The question of 'what is Karlos's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, foreign leaders with unpaid parking tickets are often refused entry, the WhoTube comments section has gone strangely quiet, and conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karlos's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Karlos is ranked 1,160^th in the world and 7^th in The Internationale for Lowest Crime Rates, with 165.75 law-abiding acts per hour.