The DeLeontologist of Ratateague is a gargantuan, genial nation, renowned for its smutty television, anti-smoking policies, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 21.479 billion Ratatekkers are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Healthcare, and Social Policy are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth a remarkable 8,260 trillion labor credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an amazing 384,573 labor credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Organ donation is compulsory, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, and power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ratateague is ranked 12^th in the world and 1^st in Ratateague for Healthiest Citizens, with 86.36 Bananas Ingested Per Day.