The Grand Protectorate of Raskana is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Andress Marick with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, flagrant waste-dumping, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.554 billion Raskanens are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while Social Policy and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ederhaven. The average income tax rate is 47.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Raskanen economy, worth 966 trillion Raskanen Shackles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 212,329 Raskanen Shackles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Winceyette robes are a popular wedding gift, it's a marvellous night for a moon dance as the sparks on your home start to rise, it is customary to begin the summer with a fasting ritual in which people eat nothing but kumquat smoothies, and the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raskana's national animal is the Raskanan Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Raskanen Orthodoxy.

Raskana is ranked 35,612^th in the world and 320^th in 10000 Islands for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 194.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.