The Republic of McCarthyist IV is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.125 billion McCarthyist IVians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The very strong McCarthyist IVian economy, worth 72.2 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 64,140 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 213,481 per year while the poor average 14,359, a ratio of 14.9 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. McCarthyist IV's national animal is the bald eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

McCarthyist IV is ranked 249,202^nd in the world and 1^st in The Union of Marxist States for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 40.78 on the Kitten Softness Rating.