The Republic of Rite Somonerdo is a small, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 36 million Rite Somonerdoans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 11.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Rite Somonerdoan economy, worth 2.02 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 56,103 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, the public health bureaucracy is wrapped in miles of red tape, the Rite Somonerdoan delegation to the World Assembly is having a hard time convincing people that international law will "pay for itself somehow...", and the military is recruiting war criminals to join its weapons research teams. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Rite Somonerdo's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Rite Somonerdo is ranked 197,860^th in the world and 4,436^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.