The Armed Republic of Mount Ratis is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 542 million Mount Ratisians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 47.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Mount Ratisian economy, worth 34.9 trillion KMS a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,423 KMS, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Throwing garbage out of your house's front window makes it legally someone else's problem, immigrant herding has become a national pastime, all government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Mount Ratis City, and the police go to great efforts to seize contraband favored by politicians on the police oversight committee. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Mount Ratis's national animal is the hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Mount Ratis is ranked 26,417^th in the world and 129^th in the Outback for Nicest Citizens, with 20.98 average smiles per day.