The Boaty Congratulatory Ship of RMSboatymcboatface is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Featured XVII with a fair hand, and renowned for its anti-smoking policies, public floggings, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 6.495 billion Crewmembers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Featuria. The average income tax rate is 55.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient RMSboatymcboatfacean economy, worth 421 trillion Featured Lactose-Free Cakes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is 64,840 Featured Lactose-Free Cakes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Every worker receives exactly the same pay regardless of productivity, gambling is outlawed, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, and sales of trenchcoats are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. RMSboatymcboatface's national animal is the Featured Pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Featurism.

RMSboatymcboatface is ranked 24,335^th in the world and 1^st in Carrot Warehouse for Smartest Citizens, with 55.02 quips per hour.