The Republic of Rafferty Street is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 3.189 billion Rafferty Streetians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.1%.

The strong Rafferty Streetian economy, worth 179 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 56,415 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 365,187 per year while the poor average 3,494, a ratio of 104 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, and employers may fire workers without giving any reason. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Rafferty Street's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Rafferty Street is ranked 11,918^th in the world and 1^st in BLT Alliance for Most Pro-Market, scoring 95.25 on the Rand Index.