The Free Land of Rariteiten XV is a colossal, genial nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, soft-spoken computers, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 4.332 billion Rariteiten XVians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rariteiten XVian economy, worth 579 trillion pesos 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 slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. 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 133,699 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

It is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, money can't buy you love but you can purchase a reasonable approximation of it, jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, and government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rariteiten XV's national animal is the elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rariteiten XV is ranked 21,990^th in the world and 8^th in Riemst for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 3,161.23 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.