The United Empire of Carica is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Johnbill Buckdale with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.888 billion Caricans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carpilia. The average income tax rate is 74.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Carican economy, worth 285 trillion colars a year, is dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,721 colars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The sun now sets on the Carican Empire, code enforcement officers circle wealthy Caricans like vultures, brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries, and street preachers spend more time condemning government bureaucracy than passers-by. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carica's national animal is the Whale Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Carica is ranked 17,956^th in the world and 17^th in Arctica for Highest Food Quality, scoring 123.66 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.