The Democratic Republic of Rauensteinland is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Guybrush Foster with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.802 billion Rauensteiners enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mêlée Town. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rauensteiner economy, worth 220 trillion pieces o' eights a year, is fairly diversified and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 122,356 pieces o' eights, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Mêlée Town has become the number one destination for urban exploration in 10000 Islands, the sanitised and dull music festivals of Rauensteinland are famed for their reasonable volume levels, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, and a paperwork error has naval privateers being directed to attack land-locked nations. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rauensteinland's national animal is the rubber chicken with a pulley, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rauensteinland is ranked 7,896^th in the world and 115^th in 10000 Islands for Largest Retail Industry, scoring 13,566.76 on the Shrinkwrap Consignment Productivity Index.