The Principality of Carlvonhapsburglund is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prince Richard de Clare with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.182 billion Carlvonhapsburglundians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Carlvonhapsburglund City. The average income tax rate is 73.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but underdeveloped Carlvonhapsburglundian economy, worth a remarkable 1,021 trillion Ottoes a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,067 Ottoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, the government hopes austerity will lead to prosperity, and maximum security Carlvonhapsburglundian subway stations inspire prison systems around the world. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carlvonhapsburglund's national animal is the Pelican, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Catholic.

Carlvonhapsburglund is ranked 250,701^st in the world and 73^rd in Catholic for Highest Wealthy Incomes, with 59,920 Standard Monetary Units.