The Community of Carfu is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 2.227 billion Carfuans 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 tiny government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 6.6%.

The strong Carfuan economy, worth 143 trillion Carfús a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 64,493 Carfús, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, voting is voluntary, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Carfu's national animal is the Carfu, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Carfu is ranked 155,697^th in the world and 17^th in The Equator for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 72.11 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.