The Empire of Raftsmen is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its zero percent divorce rate, ban on automobiles, and compulsory vegetarianism. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.655 billion Raftsmenians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, moralistic government prioritizes Administration, with Industry, Defense, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 22.4%.

The all-consuming Raftsmenian economy, worth 646 trillion euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Retail, and Soda Sales. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 97,116 euros, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

Economists have been named Invertebrates of the Year, shouting contests are an important part of government job interviews, stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings, and behind every great person are three dozen other people passing great memos. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Raftsmen's national animal is the cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Raftsmen is ranked 141,778^th in the world and 998^th in Jihad Army of the Emperor for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 997.52 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.