The Greater Oligarchy of Railia is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7.616 billion Railians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pararda. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.2%.

The thriving Railian economy, worth 661 trillion Rails a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 86,797 Rails, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 348,752 per year while the poor average 14,466, a ratio of 24.1 to 1.

The government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, all streets are privately owned toll roads, traveller camps regularly block five-lane superhighways, and recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem. Railia's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Discordia.

Railia is ranked 66,820^th in the world and 3,008^th in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.