The Allied States of Charriklo is a mid-sized, efficient nation, notable for its burgeoning Aster population. The hard-working population of 50 million Charrikloans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 13.6%.

The very strong Charrikloan economy, worth 2.73 trillion Asters a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 54,567 Asters, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 166,692 per year while the poor average 13,845, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Charriklo's national animal is the Aster.

Charriklo is ranked 232,654^th in the world and 57^th in Asteroid Belt for Safest, scoring 41.96 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.