The Confederation of Carrelie is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Edith-Marie with an even hand, and remarkable for its pith helmet sales, rampant corporate plagiarism, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 10.931 billion Carrelians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mont-Sanguine. The average income tax rate is 89.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Carrelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,572 trillion valires a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 143,837 valires, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Empress Edith-Marie steals from the rich and gives to the needy, the nation has an international reputation for compassion, rural children are told reading's important (for other people), and the Supreme Court vehemently protects civil rights and the right to privacy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carrelie's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Church of Carrelie.

Carrelie is ranked 272,623^rd in the world and 26^th in Novapax for Most Primitive, scoring -258.22 on the Scary Big Number Scale.