The Lord High Admiral of Rupudska is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Frederick VI with an even hand, and remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.868 billion Karlslanders enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sudentor. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Karlslandic economy, worth a remarkable 7,727 trillion Marks a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 337,911 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, no suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, and polite commuters on the Sudentor Metro always let hurried workers off the train first. Crime is totally unknown. Rupudska's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is well known.

Rupudska is ranked 83,264^th in the world and 4^th in SW Europe for Most Politically Free, scoring 68.86 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.