The Free Colonial Dominion of Carstenia 2 is a huge, cultured nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 562 million Carstenians 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 large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lawsiana. The average income tax rate is 55.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Carstenia 2ian economy, worth 34.3 trillion Bolls a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. Average income is 61,076 Bolls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Endocrinology is a rapidly growing field of study, Super Barry Brothers is the most popular video game in the nation, many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations, and kids these days know how to throw a proper punch. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carstenia 2's national animal is the Grilled Chicken, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Carstenia 2 is ranked 159,699^th in the world and 52^nd in Rosaria for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 503.56 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.