The Federal Republic of Rathoria is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Governor Matthew Gibson with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, suspicion of poets, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 4.163 billion Rathorians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Icesium. The average income tax rate is 74.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rathorian economy, worth 616 trillion Eucriotian Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,145 Eucriotian Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government offers gay men mildly offensive tips on how to pass as straight, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, for 25 Eucriotian Credits tourists can gawk at the site of national tragedy, and the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rathoria's national animal is the Blue-backed Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rathoria is ranked 135,882^nd in the world and 106^th in Cape of Good Hope for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 1,719.37 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.