The Most Serene Republic of Carceno is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Ameli Messandra Valerius with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, frequent executions, and national health service. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 23.115 billion Carcenoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cisval. The average income tax rate is 91.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The enormous but inefficient Carcenoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,477 trillion cRs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 63,912 cRs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Clowns are being rounded up and admitted to mental institutions, voting is voluntary, TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Cisval. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carceno's national animal is the Mountain Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Carceno is ranked 131,985^th in the world and 14^th in Mystria for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 1,301.74 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.