The Holy Governor of Carpeni is a colossal, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.417 billion Carpenians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 8.6%.

The Carpenian economy, worth 201 trillion Tranns a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Furniture Restoration, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 58,964 Tranns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

The tenet of free speech is held dear and directors of low-budget sci-fi films are flocking to use Carpeni City as a backdrop. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Carpeni's national animal is the Salmon, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Carpeni is ranked 241,218^th in the world and 2^nd in Fort Orlino for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 32.71 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.