The Stygian Malignancy of Rethan is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by REDACTED with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, sprawling nuclear power plants, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 43.565 billion Pathogenic are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, with Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of REDACTED. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Pathogenic economy, worth an astonishing 17,325 trillion colours a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 397,696 colours, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,618,687 per year while the poor average 23,479, a ratio of 111 to 1.

International trade can be a pain to deal with, children raised in multi-faith households claim the other deity would let them stay up later, the new national campaign exhorts men to "Show Some Class - Don't Sit On Your Ass", and maximum security Pathogenic subway stations inspire prison systems around the world. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Rethan's national animal is the Eaters of Worlds, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rethan is ranked 2,209^th in the world and 2^nd in Limitless Universe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 794.06 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.