The United Star League of Karthel is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Hyrodraki with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, lack of airports, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.64 billion Karthelians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bennen. The average income tax rate is 73.2%.

The very strong Karthelian economy, worth 201 trillion Leaguer Standards a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,313 Leaguer Standards, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

'Police Academy 36' and 'Sharknados On A Plane' are vying for top spot at the box-office, in a baffling press conference Hyrodraki proudly dismantled a broken door, withdrawal of support for drug addicts is leaving many with cold sweats, and lawyers turn down litigation cases and corporate work in order to focus on lucrative public defence work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Karthel's national animal is the Lyriad, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Laric Pantheon.

Karthel is ranked 49,850^th in the world and 26^th in Aeternas for Smartest Citizens, with 43.96 quips per hour.