The Imperial Dominiom of Nic Ratand is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Prince Erwin Ludwig with an iron fist, and remarkable for its flagrant waste-dumping, free-roaming dinosaurs, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.294 billion Ratandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Law & Order, and Industry 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 Greater Ratannia. The average income tax rate is 26.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Nic Ratandian economy, worth 984 trillion International Currencies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 156,418 International Currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

It's best to decline if Prince Erwin Ludwig offers to buy a round of drinks, small shoes often wash up on the beach, foreign entanglements are getting spicy, and pinkie promises are a matter of life and death. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nic Ratand's national animal is the Slime, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Trollingism.

Nic Ratand is ranked 21,658^th in the world and 2^nd in Urana Firma for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 31,764.26 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.