The State of RHW xvi is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, complete lack of public education, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 18.165 billion RHW xvians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.4%.

The very strong RHW xvian economy, worth 583 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 32,140 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 218,514 per year while the poor average 1,726, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, RHW xvi has designated Westminster as its capital city, the Governor has just been declared ruler of RHW xvi in an international press conference, and the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. RHW xvi's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

RHW xvi is ranked 198,882^nd in the world and 58^th in The Federation of Independent Nations for Most Corrupt Governments, with 1.38 kickbacks per hour.