The Card fiend by the name of New Charles is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sólbjarþur Arnviðsson with a fair hand, and renowned for its national health service, daily referendums, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 2.687 billion New Charlesians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sjófjallastaður. The average income tax rate is 94.5%.

The frighteningly efficient New Charlesian economy, worth 360 trillion Krónas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,052 Krónas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, the face of Sólbjarþur Arnviðsson is a permanent feature of the Sjófjallastaður skyline, and murderers facing life in prison listen to long sermons on positive thinking. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Charles's national animal is the Narfálki, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Cardism.

New Charles is ranked 2,830^th in the world and 117^th in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 10,645.69 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.