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The Yulething of Ratateague is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 30.676 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, 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 13,753 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 448,355 ʝarls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

If there's something strange in your neighborhood you call Brancaland, sections of the police receive paramilitary training, there's nothing more gay than bleeding for your nation, and weekends are spent tilting at windmills. 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 234,670^th in the world and 44^th in The Social Liberal Union for Largest Black Market, with 215 billion Standard Monetary Units.