The Democratic Republic of Karcevis is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 600 million Karcevisians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Paksehur. The average income tax rate is 72.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Karcevisian economy, worth 17.5 trillion Lis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Average income is 29,161 Lis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Moonshine and organized crime are on the rise ever since alcohol was banned, midnight raids drag couples from their homes in the name of decency, the military has forsaken terrestrial warfare, and psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Leader to meetings with foreign heads of state. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karcevis's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Karcevis is ranked 247,067^th in the world and 470^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 904.06 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.