The Empire of Charze is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 23 million Charzeans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 8.8%.

The Charzean economy, worth 949 billion karrents a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 41,271 karrents, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, organ donation is compulsory, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and the treehouse in Goose Park is the tallest building in Charze. Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Charze's national animal is the Goose, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Charze is ranked 156,730^th in the world and 9^th in Unbound for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring zero on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.