The State of Ruatan is a titanic, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, democratic population of 19.052 billion Ruatanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 16.6%.

The Ruatanian economy, worth 999 trillion betales a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 52,452 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and Ruatan has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is well under control. Ruatan's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ruatan is ranked 154,933^rd in the world and 1^st in Raotan for Most Developed, scoring 55.62 on the Human Development Index.