The State of Raner is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Roman Storl with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.977 billion Ranerians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ansgraf. The average income tax rate is 69.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ranerian economy, worth 115 trillion Styeses a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,435 Styeses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Turning eighteen is often referred to as the 'Age of Aquarius', doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, the government is avowedly secular, and most of the population has had bad experiences with hoes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raner's national animal is the Red Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secular.

Raner is ranked 226,024^th in the world and 709^th in Concord for Nicest Citizens, with 6.19 average smiles per day.