The Social Nationalist Republic of Ratelya is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 7.851 billion Ratelyans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 12.0%.

The Ratelyan economy, worth 378 trillion Entroterranean Lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 48,225 Entroterranean Lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Landless farmers wander forlornly in the government's many national parks, relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly, euthanasia is legal, and the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ratelya's national animal is the honey badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ratelya is ranked 178,288^th in the world and 13^th in mutual cooperation alliance for Highest Average Incomes, with 48,225.76 Standard Monetary Units.