The Republic of Chas-1 is a titanic, orderly nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, ubiquitous missile silos, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical population of 21.131 billion Chas-1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 44.3%.

The strong Chas-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,506 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,314 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

No suburban lawn is complete without barbed wire and landmines, uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist, lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work, and war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chas-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Chas-1 is ranked 109,021^st in the world and 1^st in Charleston for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 44.25 Effective Tax Rate.