The State of Rae is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 31.526 billion Raeans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, although Social Policy is also considered important, while Spirituality and Law & Order are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.5%.

The powerhouse Raean economy, worth a remarkable 1,579 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Trout Farming. Average income is 50,094 betales, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 275,151 per year while the poor average 4,635, a ratio of 59.4 to 1.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, Rae has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Rae in an international press conference. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Rae's national animal is the deer.

Rae is ranked 103,414^th in the world and 1^st in Rae for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 94.34 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.