The Principate of Carthaginium is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Princeps Pavel I with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, aversion to nipples, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 2.061 billion Carthaginians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prospero. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Carthaginian economy, worth 292 trillion shekels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 142,076 shekels, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 539,030 per year while the poor average 25,996, a ratio of 20.7 to 1.

Exploding toys that leak battery acid are back in the shops after the government declared child safety 'over-rated', no-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, most barbers are also surgeons, and Princeps Pavel I's new door-knocking campaign has the sweet taste of success. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carthaginium's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Phoenixism.

Carthaginium is ranked 18,912^th in the world and 1,044^th in Osiris for Lowest Crime Rates, with 82.54 Law-abiding Acts Per Hour.