The Federal Republic of New United Carolinas is a massive, genial nation, ruled by President Ariana Thompson with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and public floggings. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.698 billion Carolinians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Raleigh. The average income tax rate is 49.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Carolinian economy, worth 279 trillion Palmets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 103,648 Palmets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The standardised national curriculum requires that all-male classes be taught why they have periods, ships no longer sail as no one wants to encounter Carolinian pirates, anti-government web sites are springing up, and astronauts take one small step for New United Carolinas and one giant step backward from confrontation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New United Carolinas's national animal is the Red Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New United Carolinas is ranked 16,590^th in the world and 9^th in New West Indies for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 4,267.62 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.