The Federative Republic of Rivogna is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Martino Bonardi with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.056 billion Rivognans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal 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 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Rivognan economy, worth a remarkable 2,292 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 284,608 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Students are explicitly allowed to write answers on their forearms before exams, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, and Thomas the Spank Engine is the most popular and controversial children's show in the nation. Crime is totally unknown. Rivogna's national animal is the macaw, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rivogna is ranked 5,544^th in the world and 1^st in Rivognan Puppet Storage for Lowest Crime Rates, with 113.98 law-abiding acts per hour.