The Republic of Right of way is a small, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 20 million Right of wayians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.8%.

The thriving Right of wayian economy, worth 1.49 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 74,571 florins, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 305,529 per year while the poor average 12,031, a ratio of 25.4 to 1.

Public transit is widely considered to be perpetrating the patriarchy, the government violently suppresses separatist movements, seafood restaurants assure customers 'If it lives in the sea, it's on our menu', and public toilets are famed for their rear entries. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Right of way's national animal is the penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Right of way is ranked 296,064^th in the world and 4,221^st in The North Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 19.59 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.