The Most Serene Republic of Carignanum is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.96 billion Genoveses have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Genova. The average income tax rate is 83.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Genovese economy, worth a remarkable 1,712 trillion Genovins a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,171 Genovins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, surgical tape has taken on a distinctly red color, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carignanum's national animal is the Lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Catholicism.

Carignanum is ranked 306,157^th in the world and 1,344^th in Europe for Most Primitive, scoring -379.89 on the Scary Big Number Scale.