The Althing of Ratateague is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its soft-spoken computers, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 18.157 billion Ratatekkers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Social Policy, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Defense and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth a remarkable 6,588 trillion labor credits 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 led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an amazing 362,850 labor credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Holtmímir Times is sold out, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom, and there have been sightings of people walking around dressed in nothing but leopard-skin g-strings for 'religious reasons'. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ratateague is ranked 43^rd in the world and 1^st in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Most Inclusive, scoring 676.89 on the Mandela-Wollstonecraft Non-Discrimination Index.