The State of Charlotte River is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 10.338 billion Charlotte Riverians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.8%.

The strong Charlotte Riverian economy, worth 458 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 44,364 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 138,368 per year while the poor average 10,925, a ratio of 12.7 to 1.

Surveillance cameras are banned, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts, and Charlotte River has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Charlotte River's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Charlotte River is ranked 40,940^th in the world and 1^st in Cardiff for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 5,326.2 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.