The Empire of Karpetha is a massive, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, smutty television, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.605 billion Karpethans 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, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Administration are also considered important, while Social Policy and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karpeth. The average income tax rate is 44.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Karpethan economy, worth 582 trillion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 161,655 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The sudden proliferation of nuclear weapons is very queer, young people never forget their first roommate — no matter how much counselling they have, young girls often attend the same schools as their children, and aspiring authors begrudgingly help proofread issue submissions (Karpetha has found 2 easter eggs). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karpetha's national animal is the Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Karpetha is ranked 64,835^th in the world and 405^th in 10000 Islands for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 2,994.47 on the Gilded Widget Scale.