The Republic of Raul23 is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 7.928 billion Raul23ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Raul23ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,085 trillion francs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 263,074 francs, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

Pallbearers at military funerals dive for cover when they hear the three-volley salute, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", morale within the seismologist community has hit rock bottom, and many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raul23's national animal is the elephant, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Raul23 is ranked 2,890^th in the world and 160^th in Balder for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 9,936.08 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.