The Republic of Runegeist is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, prohibition of alcohol, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, humorless population of 16.614 billion Runegeistians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. The average income tax rate is 99.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Runegeistian economy, worth a remarkable 2,912 trillion denarii a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 175,282 denarii, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall, the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, onions have been banned due to their tendency to cause eye irritation, and many of the unemployed have had the fight taken out of them. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Runegeist's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Runegeist is ranked 189,967^th in the world and 163^rd in New Western Empire for Most Conservative, scoring 30.46 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.