The Wysterian Arkleseizure of Ruperts is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Zaphod Beeblebrox with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 49.987 billion Rupertians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The minute government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Education, with Law & Order, Industry, and Defense also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stavromula Beta. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Rupertsian economy, worth an astonishing 14,173 trillion Thumbs a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 283,538 Thumbs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The demands of climate protestors are measured in spray-paint can sales, military equipment stores have a tendency to go up in flames, where there's a will there is usually a password manager, and the justice of Ruperts is considered superior to that of other nations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ruperts's national animal is the Babel Fish, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Ruperts is ranked 98,718^th in the world and 46^th in Yggdrasil for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 912.67 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.