The Constitutional Monarchy of Raniest is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working population of 307 million Raniestians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 6.4%.

The strong Raniestian economy, worth 21.9 trillion gloas a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 71,485 gloas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Immigrant herding has become a national pastime, preschoolers practice disarming active shooters before naptime, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and when the air force says "Black Hawk Down" they mean the feathers of the Raniestian dark-plume goshawk. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Raniest's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Raniest is ranked 185,712^th in the world and 204^th in Starlight for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 31.57 on the Bus Surprisal Index.