The Republic of Rariteiten XIV is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, daily referendums, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 1.996 billion Rariteiten XIVians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Education, and Administration also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 72.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rariteiten XIVian economy, worth 196 trillion Golds 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 dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Information Technology. Average income is 98,561 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The voyages of obsolete star-trekking satellites on deliberate escape orbits are only just beginning, warfare increasingly resembles a video game, soldiers with colourful mohawks make themselves perfect targets for snipers, and knitters are arrested for carrying needles in their bags. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rariteiten XIV's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rariteiten XIV is ranked 236,384^th in the world and 8,227^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.56 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.