The Swiss Confederation of CarpAlt is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Niklaus I with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.352 billion Swisses love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zürich. The average income tax rate is 32.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped CarpAltian economy, worth 138 trillion Swiss francs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,874 Swiss francs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Police spend their Saturday nights breaking up illegal street races, the government is reining in public spending, only adults may purchase violent video games, and rebuilding efforts for a recently destroyed cathedral aren't expected to be completed for another century. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. CarpAlt's national animal is the Cow.

CarpAlt is ranked 149,791^st in the world and 1^st in Royal Mediterranean Fishing Company for Largest Populations, with 4.35 billion capita.