The Commonwealth of Mountain Rime is a very large, genial nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, avant-garde cinema, and smutty television. The compassionate, hard-working population of 258 million Mountain Rimeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bright Detonation. The average income tax rate is 29.1%.

The all-consuming Mountain Rimean economy, worth 25.0 trillion Rimeses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is 96,951 Rimeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Belief that Leader is a lizard-person from outer space has reached an all-time high, Mountain Rime has designated Bright Detonation as its capital city, there is something rotten in the state of Mountain Rime, and the nation's latest batch of politicians include internet comedians, an alleged serial killer, and a highly trained Polar Bear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mountain Rime's national animal is the Polar Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Mountain Rime is ranked 296,386^th in the world and 3,801^st in The East Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -4.47 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.