The Lord High Admiral of Rupudska is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Emperor Frederick VI with an even hand, and renowned for its avant-garde cinema, daily referendums, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 18.174 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 93.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Karlslandic economy, worth a remarkable 6,241 trillion Marks a year, is fairly diversified and 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 343,418 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

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 145,179^th in the world and 6^th in SW Europe for Largest Mining Sector, scoring -9.8 on the Blue Sky Asbestos Index.