The Kingdom of Pais das Caricatas is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by João I with a fair hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 1.144 billion Caricatasians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cidade das Caricatas. The average income tax rate is 50.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Caricatasian economy, worth 131 trillion Libras a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 114,724 Libras, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Smoking is banned in public areas, hospitals in Pais das Caricatas are too busy serving the needs of Europe to see Caricatasians, children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school, and most households' childcare costs are higher than their mortgage payments. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Pais das Caricatas's national animal is the Cisne, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Pais das Caricatas is ranked 45,607^th in the world and 442^nd in Europe for Highest Average Incomes, with 114,724.48 Standard Monetary Units.