The Republic of Randesia Union is a mid-sized, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 74 million Randesias enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The thriving Randesia economy, worth 5.64 trillion Randes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 76,158 Randes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 259,685 per year while the poor average 16,444, a ratio of 15.8 to 1.

Internet trolls are considered valiant supporters of the right to free speech, internet service is too costly for normal people to purchase, no one over the age of 35 has the slightest clue what is going on, and the government's energy policy of refugee 'refuelment' is a well-oiled machine. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Randesia Union's national animal is the Black Rhino, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Randesia Union is ranked 38,391^st in the world and 520^th in the Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,786.95 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.