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“When God gives you lemons, GET A NEW GOD”

The Republic of Rather Rude People is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Peter Higgins with a fair hand, and remarkable for its devotion to social welfare. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 990 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rather Rude People City. The average income tax rate is 86%, and even higher for the wealthy. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Tourism industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Automobile Manufacturing.

Reporters often lose their jobs over fact-checking errors, meat-eating is frowned upon, Grues are considered a delicacy, and Grues are frequently shot for looking at people 'in a funny way'. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rather Rude People's national animal is the Grue, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its currency is the Anti-Dollar.

Rather Rude People is ranked 3192nd in the region and 47,124th in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.