The Matriarchy of Kareruvo is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Sosi Patorete with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, smutty television, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.454 billion Kareruvoans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Industry, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 11.8%.

The all-consuming Kareruvoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,391 trillion peris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 90,052 peris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government has pinkie-promised never to use its veto power except in an emergency, polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts, the nightly news reports prosaically on the government blindly throwing money at despotic kidnappers, and toilet paper is considered a non-essential item in the embargo against Brasilistan. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control. Kareruvo's national animal is the zwilnik, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.