The Crowned Republic of Carcaso is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.709 billion Carcasonnais are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carcassonne. The average income tax rate is 38.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Carcasoan economy, worth 314 trillion livre carcassonnaises a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,833 livre carcassonnaises, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, video game protagonists bear striking resemblances to major political figures, twins move across the country to avoid being accused of the other's crimes, and beating enemies to death with a baseball bat is legal if done within nine innings. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carcaso's national animal is the bee, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Carcaso is ranked 59,751^st in the world and 18^th in Carcassonne for Largest Black Market, with 11.1 trillion Standard Monetary Units.