The Yulething of Ratateague is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 30.711 billion Ratatekkers 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 medium-sized, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth an astonishing 13,779 trillion ʝarls 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an amazing 448,671 ʝarls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, Leader's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, and families make most of their annual income from government benefits. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ratateague is ranked 334^th in the world and 2^nd in The Social Liberal Union for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 33,655.09 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.