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The Great Empire of Emperor Carl is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its complete lack of prisons. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 14.361 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, socially-minded government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, the Environment, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City . The average income tax rate is 76%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Book Publishing industry.

X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Emperor Carl's radio stations, the government has enacted freedom of information, and every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government. Crime is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Emperor Carl's national animal is the Pheonix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, its national religion is The Old Code, and its currency is the Skal.

Emperor Carl is ranked 208th in NationStates and 101,267th in the world for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -14 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and