The Republic of Cartier Carther is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 373 million Cartier Cartherians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 40.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Cartier Cartherian economy, worth 16.5 trillion Carthers a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,231 Carthers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Engine room hooch is the drink of choice among the nation's navy, murder is sanctioned if the legal paperwork is filled out correctly, biology and religious education classes have recently been merged, and the military has quashed a recent coup attempt. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Cartier Carther's national animal is the Pantera, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Cartier Carther is ranked 235,184^th in the world and 559^th in Europeia for Largest Populations, with 373 million capita.