The Divine Provenance of Sangevain is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Gerard Dux Cantranelli with an iron fist, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, keen interest in outer space, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.921 billion Sangevainians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dahar-Bamalerno. The average income tax rate is 58.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sangevainian economy, worth 150 trillion Soltems a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,578 Soltems, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Television executives are interested in turning Gerard Dux Cantranelli's zany home life into a sitcom, stun grenade flashes and assault weapon fire form the expected nocturnal soundscape of Sangevain, the state aims to prevent terrorism by committing acts of terror against suspected aggressors, and pristine wilderness has been trashed in the quest for cheaper oil. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sangevain's national animal is the Boar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Penitent Orthodoxy.

Sangevain is ranked 237,980^th in the world and 8,083^rd in Osiris for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -4 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.