The Armed Republic of Carolias is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its soft-spoken computers, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 107 million Carolians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 28.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Caroliasian economy, worth 5.24 trillion Caruls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 48,970 Caruls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political dissidents are cut off from essential services, young children are regularly seen wagering pocket money at blackjack tables, cutting-edge missile systems are being retrofitted to twin-prop air force biplanes, and drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carolias's national animal is the red fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Carolias is ranked 87,022^nd in the world and 1,927^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,939.12 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.