The Althing of Ratateague is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, soft-spoken computers, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 19.267 billion Ratatekkers love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Social Policy, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality receive no funds. 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 7,126 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 369,878 labor credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Enemy navies sail within bombardment range of major coastal cities with impunity, military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, and government employees from Ratateague dominate international lumberjack competitions. 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 15,052^nd in the world and 111^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Most World Assembly Endorsements, with zero Valid Endorsements.