The Nation of Ravanon is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by The Glorious and Honorable Von Saltere with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, keen interest in outer space, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 13.206 billion puppets are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Astounding Metropolis of Von Saltere. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Ravanonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,914 trillion Greatly Gloriously Dependable Salteris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 144,969 Greatly Gloriously Dependable Salteris, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,138,319 per year while the poor average 4,615, a ratio of 246 to 1.

Personal injury lawyers are demanding compensation from the government after recent reductions in manufacturer liability, subsidisation of Big Pharma has stopped many corporate executives from having to sell their second homes, hiding wrinkles with make-up is illegal, and veterans in wheelchairs are left waist-deep in rice paddies to gather grain. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ravanon's national animal is the Adorable and Mystical cat of Von Saltere, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Prestigious Church of Von Saltere.

Ravanon is ranked 7,189^th in the world and 1^st in The Forest for Largest Black Market, with 972 trillion Standard Monetary Units.