The Holy Empire of Rhaesia is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its parental licensing program, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 134 million Rhaesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 43.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Rhaesian economy, worth 7.50 trillion aurums a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,937 aurums, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gay couples have to travel to Brancaland to find a church that will actually let them wed, chalkboards are replaced with billboards in the classroom, the government seizes private property for the 'good of the people', and road signs are getting harder to read under layers of knitted woolen cardigans. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rhaesia's national animal is the golden eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Rhaesia is ranked 86,107^th in the world and 83^rd in The Land of Kings and Emperors for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 3,397.78 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.