The People's Republic of Runoncia is a very large, genial nation, notable for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 261 million Runoncians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 72.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Runoncian economy, worth 7.40 trillion Runcs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism. Average income is 28,351 Runcs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has to take out its Visa to eliminate visas, the nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, and lobotomies haven't been the same after the practice was severed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Runoncia's national animal is the Wildbeest, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Runoncia is ranked 7,650^th in the world and 55^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 9,392.86 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.