The Community of New Ras is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its ban on automobiles, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.837 billion New Rasians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Ras. The average income tax rate is 76.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong New Rasian economy, worth 238 trillion food packets 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 mostly made up of the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 62,109 food packets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Obstetricians are not allowed to publish ultrasound pictures of fetuses in medical journals, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, the constant playing of Merry Birthday on New Rasian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, and the New Ras Women's Prison Choir now has a baritone section. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Ras's national animal is the pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Ras is ranked 106,707^th in the world and 262^nd in Refugia for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 189.71 on the Clooney Contribution Index.