The Republic of Indigo Carmine is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 2.564 billion Indigo Carmineans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 54.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Indigo Carminean economy, worth 234 trillion Currencies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,461 Currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues, the government is pouring money into 'Operation Enduring Democracy', the military is researching proton packs and PK-meters to combat "unseen enemy forces", and parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Indigo Carmine's national animal is the Animal.

Indigo Carmine is ranked 168,280^th in the world and 6,169^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.