The Empire of Grater Ratia is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Esmeralda Blackguard with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, free-roaming dinosaurs, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.224 billion Ratians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Requiem. The average income tax rate is 79.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ratian economy, worth 622 trillion Aranaks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 147,406 Aranaks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A recent political speech drew the ire of nerds everywhere after the speaker claimed that Darth Vader was Harry Potter's father, the government is said to have a martyrdom complex, groups of government workers are declared protected tribes if they venture too deep into the Capitol, and going on a diet invalidates your passport. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Grater Ratia's national animal is the Finch, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Grater Ratia is ranked 30,858^th in the world and 13^th in Valaryia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 6,346.34 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.