The Federative Republic of Rivogna is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Martino Bonardi with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.662 billion Rivognans are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nuova Venezia. The average income tax rate is 98.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Rivognan economy, worth a remarkable 2,732 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 282,821 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A small country is wondering where their capitol building's gold dome went, schoolboys who turn to watch pretty girls go by are given detention, whipping posts and lashes have been transferred to the Historical Museum of Rivognan Embarrassments, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown. Rivogna's national animal is the macaw, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rivogna is ranked 6,909^th in the world and 1^st in Rivognan Puppet Storage for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 57.39 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.