The Allied States of R-Amen is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-working, democratic population of 3.131 billion R-Amenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 19.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The R-Amenian economy, worth 141 trillion noodles a year, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 45,134 noodles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are less concerned with policy and more concerned with whether politicians "call 'em like they see 'em", schoolchildren on field trips are asked what torture means to them, it is a crime to operate a combine harvester while intoxicated, and international collectors know that a grease-stain on a work of art probably means it's passed through R-Amen. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. R-Amen's national animal is the danger noodle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

R-Amen is ranked 61,532^nd in the world and 3^rd in Pasta Confederacy for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 3,258.11 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.