The Epicrateia of Rakzhia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by High Basileus Kacper Valdivieso with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.488 billion Rakzhians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wesovana. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Rakzhian economy, worth 690 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 125,855 florins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 493,344 per year while the poor average 21,845, a ratio of 22.6 to 1.

Tourists flock to see the giant stone carvings of historical leaders at Mount Rushless, freighter lifeboats have been replaced by state of the art marker buoys so divers can recover the cargo after they sink, conscientious objectors are hanged as traitors, and a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rakzhia's national animal is the Brown Adder, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Rakzhia is ranked 255,503^rd in the world and 5,036^th in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 61 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.