The United Realm of Carpathia and Ruthenia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by King Donata II with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 15.015 billion Carpathia and Ruthenians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of San Donato. The average income tax rate is 80.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Carpathia and Ruthenian economy, worth 525 trillion Carpathian Guilders a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,986 Carpathian Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

More sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, criminals and college students are taking an interest in the government's new weed-killing program, legal contracts aren't worth the paper they're written on, and party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carpathia and Ruthenia's national animal is the Red Panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is None.

Carpathia and Ruthenia is ranked 125,527^th in the world and 18^th in Arrosia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 65.22 law-abiding acts per hour.