The United States of Carine and Mindean Islands is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Harmesta Nukuarna with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, rampant corporate plagiarism, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 2.991 billion Carineans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nukuarna. The average income tax rate is 83.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Carinean economy, worth 323 trillion kerts 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 108,186 kerts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The saying "when pigs fly" has been changed to "when the lights work", every workday begins with group therapy, mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Harmesta Nukuarna's political rallies, and orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents. Crime is totally unknown. Carine and Mindean Islands's national animal is the snoke, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Carine and Mindean Islands is ranked 304,661^st in the world and 330^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -16.44 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.