The Communist Proletarian Union of Carrico is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Margoza Oblongata with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 19.948 billion Carricoistas are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Visa. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Carricoite economy, worth a remarkable 4,633 trillion Trans-Union labour credits 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 major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 232,257 Trans-Union labour credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Armed war-criminals gain asylum if deemed 'fabulous' enough, boys who take just one date to the high school prom are called 'losers', 10-year-olds who struggle with integrating by parts are considered slow learners, and crowded passenger trains are near-silent save for the soft tap of fingers on touchscreens. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Carrico's national animal is the Xoloitzcuintli, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ukuzéthemba.

Carrico is ranked 309,840^th in the world and 566^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -22.14 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.