The Commonwealth of Tsk Rat is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Lurp Tag-Rutto with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 5.326 billion Tsk'Ratonians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rattopia. The average income tax rate is 90.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Tsk Ratian economy, worth 730 trillion Schlinks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 137,122 Schlinks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Suburban residents are told not to panic while hitchhikers swarm their neighborhoods, a positive GPA is all it takes to get an elite education, Tsk Rat is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and the recycled air in planes is nauseating. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tsk Rat's national animal is the Wombat, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Tsk Rat is ranked 290,795^th in the world and 153^rd in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -9.67 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.