The Republic of Ranunculus is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its public floggings, enslaved workforce, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 8.914 billion Ranunculusians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 42.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ranunculusian economy, worth 440 trillion yen a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,374 yen, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, former arsonists can be found on local fire brigades, lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, and the latest guided missile cruiser "Ship-1642" has received precisely zero column inches in the press. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ranunculus's national animal is the icon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ranunculus is ranked 178,782^nd in the world and 2,245^th in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 377.18 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.