The Republic of Charles 9 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its public floggings, ban on automobiles, and prohibition of alcohol. The compassionate, devout population of 518 million Charles 9ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 54.5%.

The strong Charles 9ian economy, worth 38.4 trillion Coins 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 a slick, highly efficient black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Woodchip Exports. 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 74,037 Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Guide dogs for the blind have been seen using government websites, forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left, stranded mountaineers can watch livestreamed footage of their rescues, and all industry is owned and run by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Charles 9's national animal is the Animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Charles 9 is ranked 241,873^rd in the world and 1,616^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.22 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.