The Allied States of Carthago Jadid is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Hannibal Elector with a fair hand, and notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 2.947 billion Muatins enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kartaj. The average income tax rate is 17.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Carthago Jadidian economy, worth 451 trillion kratiks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 153,096 kratiks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, cruise ships arrive in their dozens to watch cruise missile tests, and surrealist houses shaped like mushrooms and volcanoes dominate the wealthiest neighborhoods. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Carthago Jadid's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Carthago Jadid is ranked 62,158^th in the world and 593^rd in the West Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 46.76 on the Kitten Softness Rating.